loris

See also: Loris

English

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loris

Wikipedia

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈlɔːɹɪs/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈlɔɹɪs/
• Rhymes: -ɔːɹɪs

Noun

loris (plural lorises)

1. Any of several small, slow-moving primates, of the subfamily Lorisinae, found in India and southeast Asia.
   • 2016, Ian McEwan, Nutshell, Vintage, page 135:

     If the stairs allow such room for thought it’s because Trudy is taking them at the pace of the slowest loris.

Derived terms

• slender loris (Loris spp.)
• slow loris (Nycticebus spp.)

See also

• angwantibo
• potto

Anagrams

• loirs, roils

Latin

Noun

lōrīs

1. dative/ablative plural of lōrum

Sundanese

Verb

loris (Sundanese script ᮜᮧᮛᮤᮞ᮪, active ngaloris)

1. to supervise; to inspect; to oversee

Further reading

• "loris" in Maman Sumantri; Atjep Djamaludin; Achmad Patoni; R.H. Moch. Koerdie; M.O. Koesman; Epa Sjafei Adisastra. (1985), Kamus Sunda-Indonesia [Sundanese-Indonesian Dictionary] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Department of Education and Culture of the Republic of Indonesia

Welsh

Pronunciation

• (North Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈlɔrɪs/
• (South Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈlɔriz/
• Rhymes: -ɔrɪs, -ɔrɪz

Noun

loris

1. plural of lori