lory
/ˈlɔːrɪ/noun
(pl. -ies)
1- a small Australasian and SE Asian parrot with a brush-tipped tongue for feeding on nectar and pollen, having mainly green plumage with patches of bright colour. Called LORIKEET in Australia.吸蜜小鹦鹉(澳大利亚称LORIKEET)。
1.1
- Family Loridae (or Psittacidae): several genera and species, e.g. the brightly coloured rainbow lory or rainbow lorikeet (Trichoglossus haematodus).鹦鹉科:数属, 数种, 如颜色亮丽的彩虹鹦鹉(拉丁名Trichoglossus haematodus)。
词源
late 17th cent.: from Malay lūrī.