Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

slow loris

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.33 in modern English

Syllables: slow loris
IPA

12

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

1

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of several species of strepsirrhine primates which make up the genus Nycticebus, with a round head, narrow snout, large eyes, and a toxic bite.

Inflected Forms

slow lorises (plural)

Synonyms

nycticebus tardigradua nycticebus pygmaeus

Questions

What does slow loris mean?: Any of several species of strepsirrhine primates which make up the genus Nycticebus, with a round head, narrow snout, large eyes, and a toxic bite.

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