Etymology

lory

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Today it means: Any of various small, brightly coloured parrots native to Australasia. They are usually classified in the subfamily Loriinae. Full definition →

Malay luri
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  1. Malay · derived fromnuri
  2. Malay · derived fromluri
  3. English todaylory

From Malay luri, name of kind of parrot, said to be a dialectal variant of Malay nuri. Doublet of lourie. Unrelated to Spanish loro.

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