loris

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English

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Pygmy slow loris (Xanthonycticebus pygmaeus)

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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.

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Latin

Noun

lōrīs

  1. dative/ablative plural of lōrum

Sundanese

Verb

loris (Sundanese script ᮜᮧᮛᮤᮞ᮪, active ngaloris)

  1. to supervise; to inspect; to oversee

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Welsh

Pronunciation

Noun

loris

  1. plural of lori
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