SLOW LORIS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does slow loris mean? 

• SLOW LORIS (noun)
  The noun SLOW LORIS has 1 sense:

1. stocky lemur of southeastern Asia

  Familiarity information: SLOW LORIS used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• SLOW LORIS (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Stocky lemur of southeastern Asia

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Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

Nycticebus pygmaeus; Nycticebus tardigradua; slow loris

Hypernyms ("slow loris" is a kind of...):

lemur (large-eyed arboreal prosimian having foxy faces and long furry tails)

Holonyms ("slow loris" is a member of...):

genus Nycticebus; Nycticebus (a genus of Lorisidae)