Loris Definition

lôrĭs
noun
Any of various primates of the family Lorisidae of sub-Saharan Africa and tropical Asia, having a very short or absent tail, and including the pottos.
American Heritage
Any of various small, slow-moving, large-eyed Asian prosimians (family Lorisidae) that live in trees and are active at night.
Webster's New World
pronoun

A taxonomic genus within the subfamily Lorinae "” the lorises.

Wiktionary

Other Word Forms of Loris

Noun

Singular:
loris
Plural:
lorises

Origin of Loris

  • French possibly from obsolete Dutch loeris simpleton from loer from Old French lourt from Latin lūridus pale lurid

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From French loris, reportedly from obsolete Dutch loeris (“simpleton").

    From Wiktionary

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