Definitions for tarsier

tarsier tar·si·er

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

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

You can make 232 anagrams from letters in tarsier (aeirrst).

Definitions for tarsier

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 tarsier

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

Examples for tarsier

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Word Value for tarsier
Scrable

7

Words with friends

7

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