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Definition of: loris
(lôr′is, lō′ris) noun
A small, arboreal, nocturnal, Asian lemur (genera Loris and Nycticebus), having the index finger small. Loris gracilis is the slender loris of southern India and Ceylon; Nycticebus tardigradus is the slow lemur or East Indian loris. [<F <Flemish lorrias lazy, the sloth]
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