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Tarsiidae

noun

coextensive with the genus Tarsius: tarsiers

• Syn: ↑family Tarsiidae

• Hypernyms: ↑mammal family

• Member Holonyms: ↑Tarsioidea, ↑suborder Tarsioidea

• Member Meronyms: ↑Tarsius, ↑genus Tarsius

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\\tärˈsīəˌdē\ noun plural

Usage: capitalized

Etymology: New Latin, from Tarsius, type genus + -idae

: a family of lower primates (suborder Prosimii) that is coextensive with the genus Tarsius

Useful english dictionary. 2012.