loris


Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
loris /ˈlɔːrɪs/
noun (pl. lorises) a small, slow-moving nocturnal primate living in dense vegetation in South Asia. [Loris tardigradus (slender loris) and genus Nycticebus (slow loris).]
– origin C18: from Fr., perh. from obs. Du. loeris ‘clown’.
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