Definitions for tarsiers

tarsiers tar·si·er

Spelling: [tahr-see-er, -see-ey]
IPA: /ˈtɑr si ər, -siˌeɪ/

Tarsiers is a 8 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 7 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 7 points.

You can make 296 anagrams from letters in tarsiers (aeirrsst).

Definitions for tarsiers

noun

  1. a small, arboreal, nocturnal primate of the genus Tarsius, of Indonesia and the Philippines, having a long thin tail, very large immobile eyes, and prominent pads on the fingers and toes: all populations are dwindling.

Origin of tarsiers

1765-75; French, equivalent to tarse tarsus + -ier -ier2

Examples for tarsiers

They looked something like the eyes of an Earthian tarsier, but the tarsier were bloody little beasts.

This is the only additional fact that has been acquired respecting the tarsier, since the time of Buffon.

The tarsier (Tarsius spectrum) is a small, kitten-faced animal with long hind legs, which enable it to leap like a frog.

But what removes it further from our tarsier, it has only three toes or three great claws on the hind feet.

The first of these is the tarsier, which is found in several of the larger islands in the Malay Archipelago.

Altogether, the tarsier scarcely looks like an animal at all.

Contrary to what is found in many Lemurs, the tarsier is a silent creature, and at most emits a "sharp, shrill call."

A little animal, the tarsier, which is found on the islands of Celebes and Borneo, is very exceptional in its structure.

tarsier may best be described as having a face like an owl and a body, limbs, and tail like those of a monkey.

The tarsier seldom makes any kind of noise, but when it does emit a sound, it is a sharp, shrill call.

Word Value for tarsiers
Scrable

7

Words with friends

7

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