Definition of Loris gracilis

1. Noun. Slim-bodied lemur of southern India and Sri Lanka.

Exact synonyms: Slender Loris
Generic synonyms: Lemur
Group relationships: Genus Loris

Lexicographical Neighbors of Loris Gracilis

Lorenz Oken
Lorenz Okenfuss
Lorenzo de Medici
Lorenzo dressing
Lorenzo the Magnificent
Loretta
Loretta Young
Lorettine
Lorettines
Lorfan
Lori
Lorie
Lorient
Loriinae
Lorinda
Loris gracilis (current term)
Lorna
Lorraine
Lorraine cross
Lorre
Los Alamos
Los Angeleno
Los Angelenos
Los Angeles
Los Angelization
Losari
Loschmidt
Loschmidt's number
Lost River Range
Lost Tribes

Literary usage of Loris gracilis

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Natural History of the Mammalia of India and Ceylon by Robert Armitage Sterndale (1884)
"... no tail : eyes very large, almost contiguous; nose acute. NO. 29. Loris gracilis. The Slender Lemur (Jerdon's No. n). NATIVE NAMES. ..."

2. Proceedings of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (1876)
"In Loris gracilis a (pectoralis) minor portion is partly differentiated off, while a third or inferior part also exists. The minor p*ortion is large and ..."

3. Summarized Proceedings ... and a Directory of Members by American Association for the Advancement of Science (1876)
"In Loris gracilis a (pectoralis) minor portion is partly differentiated off, while a third or inferior part also exists. The minor portion is large and ..."

4. Catalogue of Monkeys, Lemurs, and Fruit-eating Bats in the Collection of the by John Edward Gray (1870)
"BM Fur of back rufous, sooty-grey varied ; cheeks and beneath ashy white ; spot between the eyes and in front of the ears white. Loris gracilis, Geoff. ..."

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