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)

1. 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:

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• 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