tarsier

New Latin, from French tarsier, from Latin tarsus, from Ancient Greek ταρσός (tarsós, “wickerwork mat"; "broad, flat surface"”)

tarsier

1. Used attributively as a specific epithet

• Tarsius tarsier

From French tarsier, from Latin tarsus, from Ancient Greek ταρσός (tarsós, “wickerwork mat"; "broad, flat surface"”).

• IPA^(key): /ˈtɑ(ɹ)si.ə(ɹ)/

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• IPA^(key): /ˈtaɹʃi.əɹ/ (chiefly Philippine)

tarsier (plural tarsiers)

Philippine tarsier Tarsius syrichta

1. An insectivorous primate of the family Tarsiidae, having very large eyes and long feet, native mainly to several islands of Southeast Asia.

• Tarsius on Wikispecies.Wikispecies

• 'Arriets, artsier, serrati, starier, tarries

From tarse +‎ -ier.

• IPA^(key): /taʁ.sje/

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tarsier m (plural tarsiers)

1. tarsier

• “tarsier”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.