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Definition of: tarsier
(tär′sē·ər) noun
A small, arboreal, insectivorous East Indian primate (Tarsius spectrum) of nocturnal habits, with large eyes and ears, long tail, and adhesive pads on elongated digits: it is the sole member of the suborder Tarsioidea. [<F <tarse tarsus; so called from its unusually long tarsal bones]
(Size of a small rat)
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