Tarsier (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

noun
  1. any member of the three genera (Carlito, Cephalopachus, Tarsius) of the family Tarsiidae, inhabiting Indonesia, the Philippines, and other Southeast Asian islands, characterized as a small, arboreal, nocturnal primate with velvety fur, very large eyes, a long tail, and very long hind limbs: all populations are dwindling and considered vulnerable to extinction.
noun
  1. any of several nocturnal arboreal prosimian primates of the genus Tarsius, of Indonesia and the Philippines, having huge eyes, long hind legs, and digits ending in pads to facilitate climbing: family Tarsiidae
Tarsier (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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