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lory

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lo·ry  (lôr, lr)
n. pl. lo·ries
Any of various brightly colored Australasian parrots having a tongue with a brushlike tip that is used to feed on nectar and pollen.
[Malay luri.]
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Noun1.lorylory - small brightly colored Australasian parrots having a brush-tipped tongue for feeding on nectar and soft fruits
parrot - usually brightly colored zygodactyl tropical birds with short hooked beaks and the ability to mimic sounds
Loriinae, subfamily Loriinae - lories
lorikeet - any of various small lories
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It was high time to go, for the pool was getting quite crowded with the birds and animals that had fallen into it: there were a Duck and a Dodo, a Lory and an Eaglet, and several other curious creatures.
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