Tar·si·us n.  Zool. A genus of nocturnal lemurine mammals having very large eyes and ears, a long tail, and very long proximal tarsal bones; -- called also malmag, spectral lemur, podji, and tarsier.
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  Tarsius
       n : type and sole genus of the family Tarsiidae [syn: genus
           Tarsius]