lory

See also: lorry

English

Etymology

From Malay luri, name of kind of parrot, said to be a dialectal variant of Malay nuri.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈlɒɹi/
Homophone: lorry

Noun

lory (plural lories)

Any of various small, brightly coloured parrots native to Australasia. They are usually classified in the subfamily Loriinae.

Derived terms

chattering lory

Translations

small parrot

Chinese:
Mandarin: please add this translation if you can
Czech: lori
Finnish: luri (fi)
French: lori (fr) m
Hungarian: lóri (hu)
Indonesian: please add this translation if you can
Malay: please add this translation if you can
Ottoman Turkish: لوری (lori, lory)
Thai: please add this translation if you can
Turkish: lori
Vietnamese: please add this translation if you can

See also

lorikeet

Anagrams

O RLY, Orly, Roly

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