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lorises

lorises is the plural of loris.

Meaning of loris

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

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Phrases with lorises

Questions about lorises

What is lorises the plural of?
Lorises is the plural of loris.

Words near lorises in the dictionary

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

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