| 释义 |
tar·si·er
\ˈtärsēˌā, -ēər\ noun
(-s)
Etymology: French, from tarse tarsus (from New Latin tarsus) + -ier -er
: any of several closely related nocturnal arboreal mammals of the genus Tarsius of the East Indies that are related to the lemurs, that are about the size of a small squirrel with soft grayish brown fur, slender legs, a tufted tail, and very large goggle eyes, and that have adhesive disks on the fingers and toes and very long proximal tarsal bones |