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).

Origin of loris

1
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; see origin at lurid,-ish1

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How to use loris in a sentence

  • 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.

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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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British Dictionary definitions for loris

loris

/ (ˈlɔːrɪs) /


nounplural -ris
  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

Origin of loris

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C18: from French; of uncertain origin

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