tarsier

Translingual

Etymology

New Latin, from French tarsier, from Latin tarsus, from Ancient Greek ταρσός (tarsós, wickerwork mat"; "broad, flat surface")

Noun

tarsier

  1. Used attributively as a specific epithet

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English

Etymology

From French tarsier, from Latin tarsus, from Ancient Greek ταρσός (tarsós, wickerwork mat"; "broad, flat surface").

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈtɑ(ɹ)si.ə(ɹ)/
  • (file)
  • IPA(key): /ˈtaɹʃi.əɹ/ (chiefly Philippine)

Noun

tarsier (plural tarsiers)

  1. An insectivorous primate of the family Tarsiidae, having very large eyes and long feet, native mainly to several islands of Southeast Asia.

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French

Etymology

From tarse + -ier.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /taʁ.sje/
  • (file)

Noun

tarsier m (plural tarsiers)

  1. tarsier

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