lory noun. ['lɔ:ri] L17.
[Malay lori, luri, dial. var. of nuri: cf. Dutch lori, French lori.]
Any of various parrot-like birds with brilliant plumage of the family Loriidae, found in SE Asia and Australasia and feeding mainly on nectar with brush-tipped tongues. Cf. LOERIE.

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