loris
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See also: Loris
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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)
- Any of several small, slow-moving primates, of the family Lorisidae, 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
See also
Anagrams
Noun
lōrīs
Pronunciation
- (North Wales) IPA(key): /ˈlɔrɪs/
- (South Wales) IPA(key): /ˈlɔriz/
- Rhymes: -ɔrɪs, -ɔrɪz
Noun
loris
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