lory

lory
/lawr"ee, lohr"ee/, n., pl. lories.
any of several small, usually brilliantly colored Australasian parrots having the tongue bordered with a brushlike fringe for feeding on nectar and fruit juices.
[1685-95; ( < D lori, loeri) < Malay lori, luri, nuri parrot]

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      any of numerous parrots of the subfamily Loriinae. See parrot.

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