loris

American  

[lawr-is, lohr-] / ˈlɔr ɪs, ˈloʊr- /

noun

1. any of various small, arboreal, nocturnal mammals of the family Lorisidae, with large eyes and lacking a tail, comprising two genera, Loris (theslender lorises ) and Nycticebus (theslow lorises ).

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loris British  

/ 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

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Etymology

Origin of loris

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

Example Sentences

University student Loris Aasaf, 20, was soaking up the Christmas atmosphere with her friends.

From Barron's

Moss worked as the attorney for the nearby town of Loris, S.C., where Vescovi’s wife was on the city council.

From The Wall Street Journal

A zoo is celebrating the birth of rare and endangered pygmy slow loris twins.

From BBC

Pygmy slow loris are a species of primate that comes from the rainforests and bamboo thickets of Vietnam, Laos, eastern Cambodia and southern China.

From BBC

These are the fourth pair of Loris to be born at the Zoo since the pair arrived in December 2020.

From BBC