Tarsius

Translingual

Etymology

Calque of French tarsier as Ancient Greek τᾰρσός (tărsós, “tarsus”) +‎ Ancient Greek -ῐος (-ĭos, relational-adjective suffix).

Proper noun

Tarsius m

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Tarsiidae – the tarsiers.

Hyponyms

• (genus): Tarsius dentatus (Dian's tarsier); Tarsius liarang (Liarang tarsier); Tarsius pelengensis (Peleng tarsier); Tarsius pumilis (pygmy tarsier); Tarsius sangirensis (Sangihe tarsier); Tarsius spectrumgurskyae (Gursky's spectral tarsier); Tarsius tarsier (spectral tarsier) - selected species

Descendants

• → Greek: τάρσιος (társios)

References

• Tarsius on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Tarsius on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Category:Tarsius on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons