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loris

UK
/ˈlɔːrɪs/
US
/ˈlɔrɪs/

Translations

lorisnoun
lorises
pl
UK
/ˈlɔːrɪs/
US
/ˈlɔrɪs/
The slender loris is found in the forests of Sri Lanka.
Le loris grêle se trouve dans les forêts du Sri Lanka.
Synonyms
slow loris
slender loris
primate
strepsirrhine
prosimian
nocturnal primate
lorisadjective
more loris
Comp.
most loris
Super.
UK
/ˈlɒr.ɪs/
US
/ˈlɔːr.ɪs/
Used attributively to describe something relating to lorises.
Additional translations
lorisEmployé surtout dans le registre scientifique, invariable.

Definitions

lorisnoun
Any of several small, slow-moving, nocturnal strepsirrhine primates of the genera Loris and Nycticebus, native to South and Southeast Asia, noted for their large eyes and grasping limbs.
The slender loris is found in the forests of Sri Lanka.
Broadly, any member of the family Lorisidae, including African pottos and angwantibos.
Some scientists classify pottos as lorises because they belong to the same family.
lorisadjective
Of, relating to, or characteristic of a loris.
The team set up night-vision cameras to observe loris activity.
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