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Definition of Lories

Lories
Lory Lo"ry, n.; pl. Lories. [Hind. & Malay. l[=u]r[=i], n[=u]r[=i].] (Zo["o]l.) Any one of many species of small parrots of the family Trichoglossid[ae], generally having the tongue papillose at the tip, and the mandibles straighter and less toothed than in common parrots. They are found in the East Indies, Australia, New Guinea, and the adjacent islands. They feed mostly on soft fruits and on the honey of flowers. Note: The lory, or louri, of South Africa is the white-crested plantain eater or turacou. See Turacou.

Meaning of Lories from wikipedia

- species with short blunt tails are generally referred to as "lories". Traditionally, lories and lorikeets have either been classified as the subfamily,...
- Look up lory in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. A Lory is a small to medium-sized arboreal parrot. Lory may also refer to: Al De Lory (1930–2012), an...
- In the wild, lories eat nectar, pollen, fruits, and occasional insects. As pets they should be fed a good formulated diet. Smaller lories should be fed...
- cardinal lories to be exported to the United States. However, because of the Wild Bird Conservation Act in 1992, the exportation of cardinal lories from the...
- that make up the family Psittaculidae. It consists of three tribes, the lories and lorikeets (Loriini), the budgerigar (Melopsittacini) and the fig parrots...
- Loredana "Lory" Del Santo (born 28 September 1958) is an Italian actress, model and beauty pageant titleholder. Born in Povegliano Veronese, Del Santo...
- genus in the Melopsittacini tribe. The budgerigar is closely related to lories and the fig parrots. The origin of the budgerigar's name is unclear. First...
- The chattering lory (Lorius garrulus) is a forest-dwelling parrot endemic to North Maluku, Indonesia. It is considered vulnerable, the main threat being...
- 000 blue-streaked lories in the wild. While their diet in the wild is unknown, it is thought to be similar to that of most lories and lorikeets, with...
- Gabriel Lory the Elder (Gabriel Ludwig Lori, Lory le père; 1763 – November 1840) was a landscape painter and illustrator from Bern. He was the father...