Tarsius – מילון אנגלי-אנגלי
Tarsius
Tarsius is a genus of
tarsiers, small
primates native to islands of
Southeast Asia. Until recently, all tarsier species were assigned to this genus, but recently two species were split off into two other genera, while other species were described. All members of
Tarsius are found on
Sulawesi or nearby
Indonesian islands.
Tarsius
Noun
1. type and sole genus of the family Tarsiidae
(synonym) genus Tarsius
(hypernym) mammal genus
(member-holonym) Tarsiidae, family Tarsiidae
(member-meronym) tarsier
Tarsius
(n.)
A genus of nocturnal lemurine mammals having very large eyes and ears, a long tail, and very long proximal tarsal bones; -- called also malmag, spectral lemur, podji, and tarsier.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter.
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