LORIS Definition & Meaning

loris

[ lawr-is, lohr- ]

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noun

any of various small, arboreal, nocturnal mammals of the family Lorisidae, with large eyes and lacking a tail, comprising two genera, Loris (the slender lorises ) and Nycticebus (the slow lorises ).

loris

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noun

any of several omnivorous nocturnal slow-moving prosimian primates of the family Lorisidae, of S and SE Asia, esp Loris tardigradus ( slow loris ) and Nycticebus coucang ( slender loris ), having vestigial digits and no tails

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Origin of loris¹

First recorded in 1765–75; from New Latin; the genus name, from Dutch loeris “simpleton,” equivalent to loer “stupid person” (from French lourd “heavy, clumsy,” from Latin ��ū��ܲ� ) + -is; lurid, -ish ¹

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Origin of loris¹

C18: from French; of uncertain origin

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In 1999, Loris Degioanni made his first contributions to an open source network analysis tool that eventually became Wireshark, as part of his master’s thesis.

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It was a moment of magic from Reo Hatate that put Adam Idah through on goal, with his shot saved by the keeper before deflecting off Young Boys captain Loris Benito and in.

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Most of Loris’s staff come from Beirut’s southern suburbs or villages in the country’s south.

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Joe says Loris is trying to stay open to help staff make a living but he’s not sure how long this can continue.

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Loris, a well-loved restaurant, never used to shut before 01:00 - but now the streets are deserted by 19:00, says one of its owners, Joe Aoun.

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