loris
noun[C]
uk/ˈlɔː.rɪs/us/ˈlɔːr.ɪs/asmallprimate(= amemberof the mostdevelopedandintelligentgroupofmammals)thatlivesintreesin theforestsofsouthandsoutheastAsiaand isactiveatnight. There are severalspecies(=types)of loris:
懒猴The loris is ashy,nocturnalprimatewithhugeeyes.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 thenorthernhairy-nosedwombat, the finger-sizedslenderloris, and themountainpygmypossumsharethespotlight.
- Childrenadorethetinywide-eyed, doll-likeslowloris -"slow" because that is how hemoves.
- In moreisolatedareasyou mayseeslowlorises (Nycticebus coucang), brush-tailedporcupines(Atherurus macrourus) andclawedotters(Aonyx cinerea).
- Hespentalong,longtimeat thezoo, getting toknowtheslowloris, a slothlikecreaturefromsoutheastAsia.
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