lory

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lory

/ˈlɒɹi/

Sounds like lorry

Where it comes from

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

noun lories

Any of various small, brightly coloured parrots native to Australasia. They are usually classified in the subfamily Loriinae. Just as we were going away, a handsome tree, allied to Erythrina, was in blossom, showing its masses of large crimson flowers scattered here and there about the forest. Could it have been seen from an elevation, it would have had a fine effect; from below I could only catch sight of masses of gorgeo

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noun small parrot

Français	lori

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@misc{lory_2026,
  title = {lory},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/lory},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}