loris

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun

Any of several small, slow-moving primates, of the subfamily Lorisinae, found in India and southeast Asia.

name

/ˈlɔːɹɪs/ /ˈlɔɹɪs/

loris lorises

From French loris, reportedly from obsolete Dutch loeris (“simpleton”).

angwantibo potto

slender loris slow loris

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