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Definition of Tarsius
1. Noun. Type and sole genus of the family Tarsiidae.
Generic synonyms: Mammal Genus
Group relationships: Family Tarsiidae, Tarsiidae
Member holonyms: Tarsier
Definition of Tarsius
1. n. A genus of nocturnal lemurine mammals having very large eyes and ears, a long tail, and very long proximal tarsal bones; -- called also malmag, spectral lemur, podji, and tarsier.
Medical Definition of Tarsius
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Tarsius
Literary usage of Tarsius
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The American Naturalist by American Society of Naturalists, Essex Institute (1897)
"In endeavoring to determine the relationship of tarsius to the other members ...
tarsius stands preeminently among Mammals as one of the most interesting of ..."
2. The Animal Kingdom Arranged in Conformity with Its Organization by Georges Cuvier, Pierre André Latreille (1831)
"tarsius. Elongated tarsi, and all the other details of form belonging to the
preceding division ; but the space between the molars and incisors is occupied ..."
3. Mammalia: Their Various Orders and Habits Popularly Illustrated by Typical by Louis Figuier, Guillaume Louis Figuier (1870)
"Genus tarsius (Stone).—The Tarsiers are so named because of their long tarsi (foot
bones). By this character, and by their general form, they greatly ..."
4. The Journal of the Linnean Society by Linnean Society of London (1906)
"So far as its brain is concerned, tarsius is a " Lemur of Lemurs," to use an
expression of Professor Howes: it is certainly more nearly related to the Apes ..."
5. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia (1905)
"It will be observed that in tarsius a distinct coecum is present, though not
large, and that the stomach is very small. In previous communications made to ..."
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