slender loris
- noun
- /ˈslɛndər ˈlɔrɪs/
- Indian
:
loris delgado
- Deforestation is threatening the habitat of the slender loris in southern India.
Examples
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The slender loris spends most of its life in trees, hunting insects at night.
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The slender loris is a nocturnal primate.
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Children were fascinated by the big-eyed slender loris at the wildlife sanctuary.
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Have you ever seen a slender loris in the wild?
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The slender loris is often seen clinging to tree branches in the forests of Sri Lanka.
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In the dim light of the jungle, the slender loris moved slowly, its large eyes glimmering.
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Conservationists are working to protect the slender loris from habitat loss in India.
Synonyms
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A small slow-moving animal like a monkey with very large eyes that lives in trees at night
A small night animal with a thin body that lives in trees in southern India and Sri Lanka
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Morphology
The meaning is directly and transparently derived from 'slender' (thin, narrow) modifying 'loris' (a nocturnal primate); a learner who knows both constituents can infer it refers to a slim-bodied loris. This is a straightforward adjective+noun descriptive phrase following common cross-linguistic composition patterns, so no idiomatic knowledge is required.
Etymology
Slender loris The name slender loris is a simple description: slender means 'thin' and loris is the name for a group of slow, large-eyed primates that live in trees. So the name points to a small, thin primate with very large eyes that moves slowly at night.