Etymology

lourie

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Today it means: Any of several species of the family Musophagidae. Full definition →

Afrikaans loerie
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lourie · noun1

  1. Afrikaans · borrowed fromloerie
  2. English todaylourie

From Afrikaans loerie, ultimately from the same Malay word nuri, luri (“parrot”) as lory.

Lourie · proper noun2

Variant of Laurie, Lowry, or Luria.

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