Loris

See also: loris

Translingual

Loris lydekkerianus

Etymology

From French loris, believed to be from Dutch loeris (“simpleton”).

Proper noun

Loris m

A taxonomic genus within the family Lorisidae – slender lorises.

Hypernyms

(genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Deuterostomia – infrakingdom; Chordata – phylum; Vertebrata – subphylum; Gnathostomata – infraphylum; Tetrapoda – superclass; Mammalia – class; Theria - subclass; Eutheria/Placentalia - infraclass; Primates - order; Strepsirrhini - suborder; Lemuriformes - infraorder; Lorisoidea - superfamily; Lorisidae - family; Lorinae - subfamily

Hyponyms

(genus): Loris tardigradus (red slender loris), Loris lydekkerianus (gray slender loris) - species

References

Loris on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Loris on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Loris on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons

English

Proper noun

Loris

A female given name.

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