slender loris

[ slen-der lawr-is ]

noun

1. any of a group of lorises of the genus Loris, found in India and Sri Lanka: the various subspecies belong to two known species, the slow-moving gray slender loris ( L. lydekkerianus ), a typically solitary forager, and the sometimes swift-moving red slender loris ( L. tardigradus ), one of the most social of all nocturnal primate species.

Word History and Origins

Origin of slender loris¹

First recorded in 1825–35

Example Sentences

The smallest is the slender loris (Loris gracilis) of the forests of Madras and Ceylon, a creature smaller than a squirrel.

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