lorisid, n. and a.
(ˈlɔərɪsɪd)
[f. mod.L. family name Lorisidæ, f. generic name Loris (see above).]
A. n. A member of the family Lorisidæ, which includes lorises, pottos, and, in certain classifications, galagos. B. adj. Of or pertaining to this family.
| 1969 Nature 22 Nov. 821/1 Lorisid primates. Ibid., The only lorisids which live in open country today are some of the galagines of Africa. 1970 Ibid. 25 July 356/1 The talonids of tarsiids, plesiadapids and lorisids. 1972 Ibid. 24 Mar. 180/2 Unlike the condition of the symphysis in living tarsiers, lorisids or lemur..show distinct separation of the superior and inferior transverse tori. |