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loris
[ lawr-is, lohr- ]
noun
- any of various small, arboreal, nocturnal mammals of the family Lorisidae, with large eyes and lacking a tail, comprising two genera, Loris (the slender lorises ) and Nycticebus (the slow lorises ).
loris
/ ˈlɔːrɪs /
noun
- any of several omnivorous nocturnal slow-moving prosimian primates of the family Lorisidae, of S and SE Asia, esp Loris tardigradus ( slow loris ) and Nycticebus coucang ( slender loris ), having vestigial digits and no tails
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Example Sentences
LATimes Rihanna's Instagram pic of endangered slow loris prompts Thai authorities to arrest two men.
Why Loris should obtain a gun from a rendezvous in a drug-store was more than the Detective could fathom.
Drew retained the vision of Loris long after her footsteps had ceased to sound in the hallway.
A blurred form—close to the sheltering wall of the side street—revealed itself into Loris Stockbridge.
The servants, the newspapers, idle tongues will connect your name with that of Loris Stockbridge.
Drew allowed Harry Nichols and Loris to pass him as he held the portires for them with a thoughtful bow.
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