loris
noun [ C ] uk/ˈlɔː.rɪs/ us/ˈlɔːr.ɪs/
懒猴
a small primate (= a member of the most developed and intelligent group of mammals) that lives in trees in the forests of south and southeast Asia and is active at night. There are several species (= types) of loris.
The loris is a shy, nocturnal primate with huge eyes. 懒猴是一种害羞、在夜间活动、长着大眼睛的灵长类动物。
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- It isn't often that the northern hairy-nosed wombat, the finger-sized slender loris, and the mountain pygmy possum share the spotlight.
- Children adore the tiny wide-eyed, doll-like slow loris -"slow" because that is how he moves.
- In more isolated areas you may see slow lorises (Nycticebus coucang), brush-tailed porcupines (Atherurus macrourus) and clawed otters (Aonyx cinerea).
- He spent a long, long time at the zoo, getting to know the slow loris, a slothlike creature from southeast Asia.