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loris

UK/ˈlɔːɹɪs/US/ˈlɔɹɪs/

loris noun: any of several small, slow-moving primates, of the subfamily Lorisinae, found in India and southeast Asia.

loris: any of several small, slow-moving primates, of the subfamily Lorisinae, found in India and...
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Noun

loris (plural lorises)

  1. Any of several small, slow-moving primates, of the subfamily Lorisinae, found in India and southeast Asia.
    • If the stairs allow such room for thought it’s because Trudy is taking them at the pace of the slowest loris.2016, Ian McEwan, Nutshell, Vintage, page 135

Proper noun capitalized: Loris

Loris

  1. A male given name.

loris meaning in Tamil and Telugu

loris in Tamil

தேவாங்கு, லோரிஸ்

loris in Telugu

loris
దేవాంగిపిల్లి dēvāṅgipilli

Forms of loris

plurallorises

Origin of loris

From French loris, reportedly from obsolete Dutch loeris (“simpleton”).

Words formed from loris

Phrases with loris

Words that rhyme with loris

Questions about loris

What does loris mean?
Loris means any of several small, slow-moving primates, of the subfamily Lorisinae, found in India and southeast Asia.
What is loris in Tamil?
Loris in Tamil is தேவாங்கு, லோரிஸ். See Loris meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is loris?
Loris can be a noun or a proper noun.
How do you pronounce loris?
Loris is pronounced /ˈlɔːɹɪs/ (UK).
What is the plural of loris?
The plural of loris is lorises.

Words near loris in the dictionary

  1. Lorio
  2. Loriol
  3. Lorios
  4. loriot
  5. loriots
  6. loris
  7. lorises
  8. lorisid
  9. lorisids
  10. lorisiform
  11. lorisiforms

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: loris (page history and authors); Loris (page history and authors); loris (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); దేవాంగిపిల్లి (Telugu) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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