loris (plural lorises)
Any of several small, slow-moving primates, of the family Lorisidae, found in India and southeast Asia.
• loirs, roils
Source: Wiktionary
Lo"ris, n. Etym: [Loris, or lori, the indigenous East Indian name.] (Zoöl.)
Definition: Any one of several species of small lemurs of the genus Stenops. They have long, slender limbs and large eyes, and are arboreal in their habits. The slender loris (S. gracilis), of Ceylon, in one of the best known species. [Written also lori.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
28 April 2024
(adjective) of or relating to an inheritable character that is controlled by several genes at once; of or related to or determined by polygenes
According to Guinness World Records, on 25 September 2016, the Birla Institute of Management Technology (India) in Uttar Pradesh, India, constructed the largest coffee cups pyramid consisting of 23,821 cups. They used paper takeaway coffee cups to build the pyramid.
