name, noun ·2 syllables ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   Any of several species of the family Musophagidae.

Proper Noun

1. 1
   A surname.

Synonyms

All synonyms

go away birdturacoturaco

Etymology

Etymology 1

From Afrikaans loerie, ultimately from the same Malay word nuri, luri (“parrot”) as lory.

Etymology 2

Variant of Laurie, Lowry, or Luria.

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