tarsier in English

noun
1
a small insectivorous, tree-dwelling, nocturnal primate with large eyes, a long tufted tail, and long hind limbs, native to the islands of Southeast Asia.
Only in recent decades have prosimians - a suborder of primates that includes lemurs, lorises, bushbabies, and tarsiers - begun to be studied systematically.

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1. Let’s take a closer look at one of these creatures, the Philippine tarsier.

2. Named after Bohol’s diminutive primate, the tarsier, this restaurant is located inside a botanical park resting along a cliff

3. The problem with this increased awareness of the tarsier is that Chuckleheaded tourists will visit sanctuaries and poke and prod the poor things as they rest on branches

4. TARSIER, the Anglicized form of the scientific name of a small and aberrant lemur-like animal, Tarsius spectrum, inhabiting the Malay Peninsula and islands, and typifying a family.

5. Borneo is a wildlife wonderland - the island is home to some of the world's rarest and most endangered wildlife species including: the Bornean orangutan, Sumatran rhino, Bornean pygmy elephant, plus other curious species such as the large-nosed proboscis monkey and enormous-eyed western tarsier.