loris

Etymology

From French loris, reportedly from obsolete Dutch loeris (“simpleton”).

noun

  1. Any of several small, slow-moving primates, of the family Lorisidae, found in India and southeast Asia.
    If the stairs allow such room for thought it’s because Trudy is taking them at the pace of the slowest loris. 2016, Ian McEwan, Nutshell, Vintage, page 135

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