Definition of loris in English:

loris

nounPlural lorises ˈlɔːrɪsˈlɔrəs

A small, slow-moving nocturnal Asian primate with a short or absent tail, living in dense vegetation.
懒猴；蜂猴
Genera Loris and Nycticebus, family Lorisidae, suborder Prosimii: the slender loris (L. tardigradus) of South India and Sri Lanka, and the slow loris (genus Nycticebus, two species) of SE Asia
Example sentencesExamples
- Primate species are gibbons, langurs, lorises and macaques.
- Fossils suggest that lemurs, bush babies, lorises, aye-ayes, and their relatives (the prosimians) spilt off from the ancestors of monkeys and apes around 55 million years ago.
- However, some primates such as apes, spider monkeys, and lorises have morphological and behavioral specializations that may enhance efficiency during vertical climbing.
- Only in recent decades have prosimians - a suborder of primates that includes lemurs, lorises, bushbabies, and tarsiers - begun to be studied systematically.
- Aye-ayes have large, naked, mobile ears, a muzzle that is shorter than that of most lemurs but longer than lorises, and large eyes with yellowish brown irises.

Origin

Late 18th century: from French, perhaps from obsolete Dutch loeris 'clown'.

Rhymes

cantoris, Dolores

Definition of loris in US English:

loris

nounˈlɔrəsˈlôrəs

A small, slow-moving nocturnal primate with a short or absent tail, living in dense vegetation in southern Asia.
懒猴；蜂猴
Genera Loris and Nycticebus, family Lorisidae, suborder Prosimii: the slender loris (L. tardigradus) of southern India and Sri Lanka, and the slow loris (genus Nycticebus, two species) of Southeast Asia
Example sentencesExamples
- Fossils suggest that lemurs, bush babies, lorises, aye-ayes, and their relatives (the prosimians) spilt off from the ancestors of monkeys and apes around 55 million years ago.
- However, some primates such as apes, spider monkeys, and lorises have morphological and behavioral specializations that may enhance efficiency during vertical climbing.
- Aye-ayes have large, naked, mobile ears, a muzzle that is shorter than that of most lemurs but longer than lorises, and large eyes with yellowish brown irises.
- Only in recent decades have prosimians - a suborder of primates that includes lemurs, lorises, bushbabies, and tarsiers - begun to be studied systematically.
- Primate species are gibbons, langurs, lorises and macaques.

Origin

Late 18th century: from French, perhaps from obsolete Dutch loeris ‘clown’.

词汇	loris
释义	Definition of loris in English: loris nounPlural lorises ˈlɔːrɪsˈlɔrəs A small, slow-moving nocturnal Asian primate with a short or absent tail, living in dense vegetation. 懒猴；蜂猴 Genera Loris and Nycticebus, family Lorisidae, suborder Prosimii: the slender loris (L. tardigradus) of South India and Sri Lanka, and the slow loris (genus Nycticebus, two species) of SE Asia Example sentencesExamples Primate species are gibbons, langurs, lorises and macaques. Fossils suggest that lemurs, bush babies, lorises, aye-ayes, and their relatives (the prosimians) spilt off from the ancestors of monkeys and apes around 55 million years ago. However, some primates such as apes, spider monkeys, and lorises have morphological and behavioral specializations that may enhance efficiency during vertical climbing. Only in recent decades have prosimians - a suborder of primates that includes lemurs, lorises, bushbabies, and tarsiers - begun to be studied systematically. Aye-ayes have large, naked, mobile ears, a muzzle that is shorter than that of most lemurs but longer than lorises, and large eyes with yellowish brown irises. Origin Late 18th century: from French, perhaps from obsolete Dutch loeris 'clown'. Rhymes cantoris, Dolores Definition of loris in US English: loris nounˈlɔrəsˈlôrəs A small, slow-moving nocturnal primate with a short or absent tail, living in dense vegetation in southern Asia. 懒猴；蜂猴 Genera Loris and Nycticebus, family Lorisidae, suborder Prosimii: the slender loris (L. tardigradus) of southern India and Sri Lanka, and the slow loris (genus Nycticebus, two species) of Southeast Asia Example sentencesExamples Fossils suggest that lemurs, bush babies, lorises, aye-ayes, and their relatives (the prosimians) spilt off from the ancestors of monkeys and apes around 55 million years ago. However, some primates such as apes, spider monkeys, and lorises have morphological and behavioral specializations that may enhance efficiency during vertical climbing. Aye-ayes have large, naked, mobile ears, a muzzle that is shorter than that of most lemurs but longer than lorises, and large eyes with yellowish brown irises. Only in recent decades have prosimians - a suborder of primates that includes lemurs, lorises, bushbabies, and tarsiers - begun to be studied systematically. Primate species are gibbons, langurs, lorises and macaques. Origin Late 18th century: from French, perhaps from obsolete Dutch loeris ‘clown’.
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