Loris
See also: loris
Translingual
Etymology
From French loris, believed to be from Dutch loeris (“simpleton”).
Proper noun
Loris m
- A taxonomic genus within the family Lorisidae – slender lorises.
Hypernyms
- (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Deuterostomia – infrakingdom; Chordata – phylum; Vertebrata – subphylum; Gnathostomata – infraphylum; Tetrapoda – superclass; Mammalia – class; Theria – subclass; Eutheria/Placentalia – infraclass; Primates – order; Strepsirrhini – suborder; Lemuriformes – infraorder; Lorisoidea – superfamily; Lorisidae – family; Lorinae - subfamily
Hyponyms
- (genus): Loris tardigradus (red slender loris), Loris lydekkerianus (gray slender loris) - species
References
- Loris (genus) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Loris on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
- Category:Loris on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
English
Proper noun
Loris
- A female given name.