any of several small, brightly colored, short-tailed parrots, native to Australia and the East Indies with a fringed, brushlike tip of the tongue for feeding on soft fruits and nectar
See lory in American Heritage Dictionary 4
(lôrˈē, lōrˈē)
nounpl.lo·ries
Any of various brightly colored Australasian parrots having a tongue with a brushlike tip that is used to feed on nectar and pollen.