tarsiern.

Brit.

/ˈtɑːsɪə/, U.S.

/ˈtɑrsiər/

Etymology: < French tarsier, < tarse tarsus n. So named by Buffon from the structure of the foot: see quots.

Zoology.

A small lemuroid quadruped, Tarsius spectrum, of Sumatra, Borneo, Sulawesi, and the Philippines, related to the aye-aye of Madagascar.Also called malmag or spectre.

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the world > animals > mammals > order Primates > [noun] > member of suborder Prosimii (lemurs, etc.) > family Tarsiidae (tarsier)

tarsier1774

malmag1838

spectre tarsier1871

spectre-lemur1882

tarsioid1913

1774 O. Goldsmith Hist. Earth IV. 248 The last animal of this class is called, by Mr. Buffon, the Tarsier... The bones of..the Tarsus, are..so very long, that from thence the animal has received its name.

1780 W. Smellie tr. Comte de Buffon Nat. Hist. Gen. & Particular VII. 171 The Tarsier, or Woolly Jerboa..is remarkable for the excessive length of its hind legs. The bones of the feet, and particularly those which compose the upper part of the tarsus, are prodigiously long.

1882 A. R. Wallace in Contemp. Rev. Mar. 427 The Tarsier, or spectre~lemur, of the Malay islands.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1910; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	tarsier
释义	tarsiern. Brit. /ˈtɑːsɪə/, U.S. /ˈtɑrsiər/ Etymology: < French tarsier, < tarse tarsus n. So named by Buffon from the structure of the foot: see quots. Zoology. A small lemuroid quadruped, Tarsius spectrum, of Sumatra, Borneo, Sulawesi, and the Philippines, related to the aye-aye of Madagascar.Also called malmag or spectre. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > mammals > order Primates > [noun] > member of suborder Prosimii (lemurs, etc.) > family Tarsiidae (tarsier) tarsier1774 malmag1838 spectre tarsier1871 spectre-lemur1882 tarsioid1913 1774 O. Goldsmith Hist. Earth IV. 248 The last animal of this class is called, by Mr. Buffon, the Tarsier... The bones of..the Tarsus, are..so very long, that from thence the animal has received its name. 1780 W. Smellie tr. Comte de Buffon Nat. Hist. Gen. & Particular VII. 171 The Tarsier, or Woolly Jerboa..is remarkable for the excessive length of its hind legs. The bones of the feet, and particularly those which compose the upper part of the tarsus, are prodigiously long. 1882 A. R. Wallace in Contemp. Rev. Mar. 427 The Tarsier, or spectre~lemur, of the Malay islands. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1910; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1774
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