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Webster 1913 Edition


Tarsius


Tar′si-us

,
Noun.
[NL. See
Tarsus
.]
(Zool.)
A genus of nocturnal lemurine mammals having very large eyes and ears, a long tail, and very long proximal tarsal bones; – called also
malmag
,
spectral lemur
,
podji
, and
tarsier
.

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Tarsius