单词 | loris |
释义 | loris /lawr"is, lohr"-/, n. , pl. loris. 1. Also called slender loris. a small, slender, tailless, large-eyed, nocturnal lemur, Loris gracilis, of southern India and Sri Lanka. 2. Also called slow loris. a similar but stockier lemur of the genus Nycticebus, of southeastern Asia: N. pygmaeus is a threatened species. [1765-75; < NL < D loeris simpleton, equiv. to loer stupid person ( < F lourd < L luridus LURID) + -is -ISH1] |
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