Tarsiid

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Any primate in the family Tarsiidae; a tarsier.

Etymology

From French tarsi(er) + -id, from Latin tarsus, from Ancient Greek ταρσός (tarsós, “wickerwork mat"; "broad, flat surface"”).

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