1. a small, brightly colored parrot native to Australia and nearby regions, with a brush-tipped tongue for feeding on nectar

Examples

• The rainbow lory displayed brilliant red, blue, and green feathers.
• Visitors to the zoo could feed nectar to the friendly lories.
• The lory used its specialized tongue to extract sweet nectar from flowers.
• Several lories perched on the eucalyptus branches in the aviary.
• The chattering lory is known for its playful and social behavior.
• Wildlife photographers traveled to Australia hoping to capture images of wild lories.