Definition of Tarsiers

1. Noun. (plural of tarsier) ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Tarsiers

1. tarsier [n] - See also: tarsier

Lexicographical Neighbors of Tarsiers

tarsand
tarsands
tarsectomies
tarsectomy
tarsectopia
tarsel
tarsels
tarsen
tarses
tarsi
tarsia
tarsias
tarsiatura
tarsier
tarsiers (current term)
tarsiidae
tarsiiform
tarsioid
tarsiped
tarsipeds
tarsitis
tarsius
tarso-
tarso-orbital
tarsochiloplasty
tarsoclasia
tarsoepiphyseal aclasis
tarsomalacia

Literary usage of Tarsiers

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. A Geographical History of Mammals by Richard Lydekker (1896)
"As with the tarsiers, we have no palaeontological history of these creatures, which are probably comparatively modern types. ..."

2. Life After Logging: Reconciling Wildlife Conservation and Production by E. Meijaard (2005)
"Despite reports that tarsiers are usually found in pairs, Fogden saw two ... Feeding ecology tarsiers prey mainly on insects and readily accept small ..."

3. Lessons on Familiar Philippine Animals (part One). by Edgar M. Ledyard (1905)
"Last of all are the lemurs, tarsiers, and aye-ayes. The last named have so many differences that some naturalists place them in a suborder. ..."

4. Readers' Guide to Periodical Literature by H.W. Wilson Company (1909)
"AW Dimock. 11. Outing. 53: 703-17. Mr. '09. tarsiers. Zoological position of tarsius. GE Smith. Nature. 80: 38. Mr. 11, '09. ..."

5. The Geographical Journal by Royal Geographical Society (Great Britain). (1896)
"... (tarsiers). The total number of genera found in the Region is 113, out of which 38 are peculiar; 11 extend their ranges slightly beyond the limits of ..."

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