Meaning Of The Word Loris

Real Dictionary

What's the definition of Loris? Find Loris meanings, definitions and more at the Real Dictionary online.

Loris Meaning

Loris Definition
Loris Definition

What's The Definition Of Loris?

loris in American English
any of various small, slow-moving, large-eyed Asiatic prosimian primates (family Lorisidae) that live in trees and are active at night
noun: a small, slender, tailless, large-eyed, nocturnal lemur, Loris gracilis, of southern India and Sri Lanka

loris in British English
noun: any 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

More Definitions

A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z

Definitions Of The Day

  • Musicology ‐ the systematized study of the science, history…
  • Glans ‐ the head, or end, of the penis; noun: any small…
  • Nonpolice ‐ adjective: not related to…
  • Stellarator ‐ a device shaped like the figure 8 used to investigate…
  • Dispersoid ‐ a colloidal system, as an emulsion, in which the…
  • SFC ‐ abbreviation: Sergeant…
  • Aposiopeses ‐ noun: the device of suddenly breaking off in the…
  • Dining kitchen ‐ noun: a room where meals are eaten…
  • Ship's boat ‐ noun: a boat for communication between ship and…
  • Amygdale ‐ noun: a vesicle in a volcanic rock, formed from…