[lawr-is, lohr-] 
| 1. | Also called slender loris. a small, slender, tailless, large-eyed, nocturnal lemur, Loris gracilis, of southern India and Sri Lanka. |
| 2. | Also called slow loris. a similar but stockier lemur of the genus Nycticebus, of southeastern Asia: N. pygmaeus is a threatened species. |
| slow loris n. A large loris (Nycticebus coucang) of Indonesia, having a corpulent, almost tailless body and noted for its very slow, cautious movements. |
