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单词 loris
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loris

noun

lo·​ris ˈlȯr-əs How to pronounce loris (audio)
: any of several nocturnal slow-moving tailless arboreal primates (family Lorisidae): such as
a
: a slim-bodied primate (Loris tardigradus) of southern India and Sri Lanka
b
: either of two larger related primates (Nycticebus pygmaeus or N. coucang) of southeastern Asia that are heavier limbed and slower moving

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Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web At the same time, Nekaris and her colleagues built up local pride and interest in slow lorises by teaching children about the animals and assigning each family an individual slow loris mascot. Rachel Nuwer, Scientific American, 2 Nov. 2020 While necrotic wounds were a regular occurrence, predation was not; since 2012, the researchers have lost just one Javan slow loris to a predator, which was a feral dog. Rachel Nuwer, New York Times, 19 Oct. 2020 Conservationists previously built artificial bridges to help other treebound species such as the Bornean orangutan and the Javan slow loris. Lucy Hicks, Science | AAAS, 15 Oct. 2020 There, scientists presumptively identified the primate as a loris, a slow-moving, tailless, nocturnal animal from southern India and Sri Lanka that lives in trees. Jeanne Houck, The Enquirer, 10 Sep. 2020 However, the researchers behind the paper, published in the journal Toxins, didn’t actually study cats or humans to generate their hypothesis, instead focusing on a venomous primate called a slow loris. Katherine J. Wu, Smithsonian Magazine, 19 Feb. 2020 Stay as gentle and circumspect as this slow loris is while eating a rice ball. Aj Willingham, CNN, 21 Mar. 2020 Stranger still is the venom system of the slow loris (genus Nycticebus), a nocturnal primate from Southeast Asia. National Geographic, 7 Jan. 2020 Slow lorises secrete venom — unique among primates — so their sharp teeth are often extracted to make interaction safe. Kelli Bender, PEOPLE.com, 7 June 2019 See More

Word History

Etymology

French, probably from obsolete Dutch loeris simpleton

First Known Use

1774, in the meaning defined above

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