[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. |
| slender loris n. A very small, tailless loris (Loris gracilis) of southern India and Sri Lanka, having large eyes with dark circles around them and very short fingers and toes. |
