tarsier
/tahr-see-er, -see-ey/US // ˈtɑr si ər, -siˌeɪ //UK // (ˈtɑːsɪə) //
塔西尔,塔西尔人,塔西尔族人,塔西尔族
Definitions
n.名词 noun
- 1
- : any member of the three genera of the family Tarsiidae, inhabiting Indonesia, the Philippines, and other Southeast Asian islands, characterized as a small, arboreal, nocturnal primate with velvety fur, very large eyes, a long tail, and very long hind limbs: all populations are dwindling and considered vulnerable to extinction.
Examples
The first of these is the tarsier, which is found in several of the larger islands in the Malay Archipelago.
Tarsier, tr′si-er, n. a small arboreal East Indian lemuroid, the malmag.
Altogether, the tarsier scarcely looks like an animal at all.
The estimate is for thirty-five little tarsier-eyed creatures.
The tarsier (Tarsius spectrum) is a small, kitten-faced animal with long hind legs, which enable it to leap like a frog.
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