| loricata | <zoology> A suborder of edentates, covered with bony plates, including the armadillos. The crocodilia. Origin: NL. See Loricata. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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| loricate | <zoology> An animal covered with bony scales, as crocodiles among reptiles, and the pangolins among mammals. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| lorikeet | <zoology> Any one numerous species of small brush-tongued parrots or lories, found mostly in Australia, new Guinea and the adjacent islands, with some forms in the East Indies. They are arboreal in their habits and feed largely upon the honey of flowers. They belong to Trichoglossus, Loriculus, and several allied genera. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| loriot | <zoology> The golden oriole of Europe. See Oriole. Origin: F, fr. OF. Loriou, for l'oriol, riol, l' being the article. The same word as oriole. See Oriole. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| loris | <zoology> 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. Alternative forms: lori. Origin: Loris, or lori, the indigenous East Indian name. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| lorisidae | A family of primates of the suborder strepsirhini containing six genera. The family is distributed in parts of africa, india, asia, and the philippines. The six genera are: arctocebus (golden potto), galago (bush babies), loris (slender loris), nycticebus (slow loris), and perodicticus (potto). Lorises and pottos are relatively common except for arctocebus, the golden potto. All are arboreal and nocturnal. (12 Dec 1998) |
| lorn | 1. Lost; undone; ruined. "If thou readest, thou art lorn." (Sir W. Scott) 2. Forsaken; abandoned; solitary; bereft; as, a lone, lorn woman. Origin: Strong p. P. Of Lose. See Lose, Forlorn. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| lory | Origin: Hind. & Malay. Luri, nuri. <zoology> Any one of many species of small parrots of the family Trichoglossidae, generally having the tongue papillose at the tip, and the mandibles straighter and less toothed than in common parrots. They are found in the East Indies, Australia, new Guinea, and the adjacent islands. They feed mostly on soft fruits and on the honey of flowers. The lory, or louri, of South Africa is the white-crested plantain eater or turacou. See Turacou. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |