lory(n = noun.animal) - small brightly colored Australasian parrots having a brush-tipped tongue for feeding on nectar and soft fruits;
is a kind of parrot
is a member of loriinae, subfamily loriinae
has particulars: lorikeet

   Any one of many species of small parrots of the family Trichoglossidæ, generally having the tongue papillose at the tip, and the mandibles straighter and less toothed than in common parrots. They are found in the East Indies, Australia, New Guinea, and the adjacent islands. They feed mostly on soft fruits and on the honey of flowers. [1913 Webster]
" The lory, or louri, of South Africa is the white-crested plantain eater or turacou. See Turacou." [1913 Webster]

lory, n. (pl. -ies) any of various brightly-coloured Australasian parrots of the subfamily Loriinae.

Etymology:
Malay luri