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Definition of Lory

Lory
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 Lory from wikipedia

- group within the parrot family Psittaculidae. The group consists of the lories and lorikeets. Traditionally, they were considered a separate subfamily...
- Loredana "Lory" Del Santo (born 28 September 1958) is an Italian actress, model and beauty pageant titleholder. Born in Povegliano Veronese, Del Santo...
- 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...
- The red lory (Eos bornea) is a species of parrot in the family Psittaculidae. It is the second-most commonly kept lory in captivity, after the rainbow...
- Donna De Lory is an American singer, dancer and songwriter. Part of a musical family, De Lory has been performing since a young age. Her voice can be heard...
- 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...
- The chattering lory (Lorius garrulus) is a forest-dwelling parrot endemic to North Maluku, Indonesia. It is considered vulnerable, the main threat being...
- The dusky lory (Pseudeos fuscata) is a species of parrot in the family Psittaculidae. Alternative common names are the white-rumped lory or the dusky-orange...
- The yellow-streaked lory (Chalcopsitta scintillata), also known as the streaked lory or yellowish-streaked lory, is a species of parrot in the family...
- The black-capped lory (Lorius lory) also known as western black-capped lory or the tricolored lory, is a parrot found in New Guinea and adjacent smaller...