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lories

lories is the plural of lory.

Meaning of lory

Noun

lory (plural lories)

  1. Any of various small, brightly coloured parrots native to Australasia. They are usually classified in the subfamily Loriinae.
    • Just as we were going away, a handsome tree, allied to Erythrina, was in blossom, showing its masses of large crimson flowers scattered here and there about the forest. Could it have been seen from an elevation, it would have had a fine effect; from below I could only catch sight of masses of...1869, Alfred Russel Wallace, The Malay Archipelago, volume II, London: Macmillan and Co., page 278

Phrases with lories

Questions about lories

What is lories the plural of?
Lories is the plural of lory.

Words near lories in the dictionary

  1. loricrin
  2. lorid
  3. lorids
  4. Lorie
  5. Lorient
  6. lories
  7. loriid
  8. loriids
  9. lorikeet
  10. lorikeets
  11. lorilabial

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