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lory

UK/ˈlɒɹi/ US/ˈlɔri/ uncommon

noun

1.

small brightly colored Australasian parrots having a brush-tipped tongue for feeding on nectar and soft fruits

Origin

From Malay luri, name of kind of parrot, said to be a dialectal variant of Malay nuri. Doublet of lourie. Unrelated to Spanish loro.

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