Etymology

loris

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Today it means: Any of several small, slow-moving primates, of the subfamily Lorisinae, found in India and southeast Asia. Full definition →

French loris
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  1. French · derived fromloris
  2. English todayloris

From French loris, reportedly from obsolete Dutch loeris (“simpleton”).

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