loris
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).
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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
/ (ˈlɔːrɪs) /
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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