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tarsier

tar·si·er [ trssee ər, trssee ày ] (plural tar·si·ers)


noun 
Definition:
 
nocturnal primate: a small nocturnal animal with large eyes and delicate grasping fingers and toes ending in pads that lives in trees. Native to: Philippines, Indonesia, and neighboring islands.  Genus Tarsius.

[Late 18th century. < French< tarse "tarsus"; from its long tarsal bones]
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