loris

• POS: Noun
• HYPHEN: lo=ris

CIDE DICTIONARY

loris, n. [Loris, or lori, the indigenous East Indian name.].

 Any one of several species of small lemurs of the genus Stenops. They have long, slender limbs and large eyes, and are arboreal in their habits. The slender loris (Stenops gracilis), of Ceylon, in one of the best known species.  [1913 Webster]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

loris, n. (pl. same) either of two small tailless nocturnal primates, Loris tardigradus of S. India (slender loris), and Nycticebus coucang of the E. Indies (slow loris).

Etymology

F perh. f. obs. Du. loeris clown