Main Entry:

tar·si·er

Pronunciation:

\ˈtär-sē-ər, -sē-ˌā\

Function:

noun

Etymology:

French, from tarse tarsus, from New Latin tarsus

Date:

circa 1774

: any of a genus (Tarsius of the family Tarsiidae) of small chiefly nocturnal and arboreal carnivorous primates of the Malay Archipelago that have large round eyes, long legs, and a long nearly hairless tail