Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Loris \Lo"ris\, n. [Loris, or lori, the indigenous East Indian
   name.] (Zo["o]l.)
   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}.]