Akademik

Tarsius

noun

type and sole genus of the family Tarsiidae

• Syn: ↑genus Tarsius

• Hypernyms: ↑mammal genus

• Member Holonyms: ↑Tarsiidae, ↑family Tarsiidae

• Member Meronyms: ↑tarsier

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\\ˈtärsēəs\ noun

Usage: capitalized

Etymology: New Latin, from tarsus; from the length of the tarsal bones

: a genus (the type of the family Tarsiidae) comprising the tarsiers

Useful english dictionary. 2012.