loris

noun lo·ris \ˈlȯr-əs\

Definition of LORIS

: any of several nocturnal slow-moving tailless arboreal primates (family Lorisidae): as

a : a slim-bodied primate (Loris tardigradus) of southern India and Sri Lanka

b : either of two larger related primates (Nycticebus pygmaeus or North coucang) of southeastern Asia that are heavier limbed and slower moving

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French, probably from obsolete Dutch loeris simpleton

First Known Use: 1774

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