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Lorelei (2)
Lorentz-Fitzgerald contraction
Lorentz transformation
lorgnette
lorica
loriciferan
lorikeet
lorimer
loris
lorn
lorny
lorong
Lorraine
lorry
lorry station
lory
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loris

lo·ris [ láwriss ] (plural lo·ris)


noun 
Definition:
 
small nocturnal tree-dwelling primate: a small slow-moving tree-dwelling nocturnal primate with large eyes, dense wooly fur, a vestigial index finger, and no tail. Native to: tropical South Asia.  Genera Loris, Nycticebus.

[Late 18th century. < French]
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