loris

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈlɔːrɪs/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(lôr′is, lōr′-)

Inflections of 'loris' (n): npl: lorises

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
lo•ris  (lôr′is, lōr′-),USA pronunciation n., pl. -ris. 
  1. MammalsAlso called slender loris. a small, slender, tailless, large-eyed, nocturnal lemur, Loris gracilis, of southern India and Sri Lanka.
  2. MammalsAlso called slow loris. a similar but stockier lemur of the genus Nycticebus, of southeastern Asia:N. pygmaeusis a threatened species.
  • Latin lūridus lurid) + -is -ish1
  • French lourd
  • Dutch loeris simpleton, equivalent. to loer stupid person (
  • Neo-Latin
  • 1765–75

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
loris / ˈlɔːrɪs/ ( -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
Etymology: 18th Century: from French; of uncertain origin
'loris' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
folklore - lemur - primate - prosimian - slender loris - slow loris

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