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tarsier

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Main Entry:
tar·si·er 
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          Listen to the pronunciation of tarsier
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


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