loris
nounUK /ˈlɔːɹɪs/ · US /ˈlɔɹɪs/
Etymology From French loris, reportedly from obsolete Dutch loeris (“simpleton”).
1
Any of several small, slow-moving primates, of the subfamily Lorisinae, found in India and southeast Asia.
- If the stairs allow such room for thought it’s because Trudy is taking them at the pace of the slowest loris.2016, Ian McEwan, Nutshell, Vintage, page 135:
- Derived terms
- slender loris, slow loris
- Related terms
- angwantibo, potto