loris

[ lawr-is, lohr- ]

noun

1. 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

1. 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

Word History and Origins

Origin of loris¹

First recorded in 1765–75; from New Latin; the genus name, from Dutch loeris “simpleton,” equivalent to loer “stupid person” (from French lourd “heavy, clumsy,” from Latin lūridus ) + -is; lurid, -ish ¹

Word History and Origins

Origin of loris¹

C18: from French; of uncertain origin

Example Sentences

LATimes Rihanna's Instagram pic of endangered slow loris prompts Thai authorities to arrest two men.

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Why Loris should obtain a gun from a rendezvous in a drug-store was more than the Detective could fathom.

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Drew retained the vision of Loris long after her footsteps had ceased to sound in the hallway.

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A blurred form—close to the sheltering wall of the side street—revealed itself into Loris Stockbridge.

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The servants, the newspapers, idle tongues will connect your name with that of Loris Stockbridge.

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Drew allowed Harry Nichols and Loris to pass him as he held the portires for them with a thoughtful bow.

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