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Lorisidae

noun

slow-moving omnivorous nocturnal primates of tropical Asia; usually tailless

• Syn: ↑family Lorisidae

• Hypernyms: ↑mammal family

• Member Holonyms: ↑Lemuroidea, ↑suborder Lemuroidea

• Member Meronyms:

↑genus Loris, ↑Nycticebus, ↑genus Nycticebus, ↑Perodicticus, ↑genus Perodicticus, ↑Arctocebus, ↑genus Arctocebus, ↑genus Galago

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\\ləˈrisəˌde\ noun plural

Usage: capitalized

Etymology: New Latin, from Loris, type genus + -idae

: a family of lemurs comprising the lorises and related forms (as the galagos and pottos)

Useful english dictionary. 2012.