单词 | loris |
释义 | loris[ lawr-is, lohr- ] / ˈlɔr ɪs, ˈloʊr- / nounany of various small, arboreal, nocturnal mammals of the family Lorisidae, with large eyes and lacking a tail, comprising two genera, Loris (the slender lorises) and Nycticebus (the slow lorises). Origin of lorisFirst recorded in 1765–75; from New Latin; the genus name, from Dutch loeris “simpleton,” equivalent to loer “stupid person” (from French lourd “heavy, clumsy,” from Latin lūridus ) + -is; see origin at lurid,-ish1 Words nearby lorisLorient, lorikeet, lorimer, Lorin, Loring, loris, lorn, Lorna, Lorne, Lorrain, Lorraine Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for lorisBritish Dictionary definitions for lorisloris / (ˈlɔːrɪs) / noun plural -risany of several omnivorous nocturnal slow-moving prosimian primates of the family Lorisidae, of S and SE Asia, esp Loris tardigradus (slow loris) and Nycticebus coucang (slender loris), having vestigial digits and no tails Word Origin for lorisC18: from French; of uncertain origin Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |
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