Definition of Tarsiidae

1. Noun. Coextensive with the genus Tarsius: tarsiers.

Exact synonyms: Family Tarsiidae
Generic synonyms: Mammal Family
Group relationships: Suborder Tarsioidea, Tarsioidea
Member holonyms: Genus Tarsius, Tarsius

Medical Definition of Tarsiidae

1. A family of the haplorhini suborder of primates, consisting of one genus, tarsius, that inhabits southern sumatra, borneo, sulawesi, and the philippines. (12 Dec 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Tarsiidae

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

Literary usage of Tarsiidae

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

1. The Origin and Evolution of the Human Dentition by William King Gregory (1922)
"... tarsiidae), or by budding from the main internal cusp, ... with the more advanced skull characters of the tarsiidae. ..."

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