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tarsiid

tarsiid noun: any primate in the family Tarsiidae; a tarsier.

Noun

tarsiid (plural tarsiids)

  1. Any primate in the family Tarsiidae; a tarsier.

Forms of tarsiid

pluraltarsiids

Origin of tarsiid

From French tarsi(er) + -id, from Latin tarsus, from Ancient Greek ταρσός (tarsós, “wickerwork mat"; "broad, flat surface"”).

Questions about tarsiid

What does tarsiid mean?
Tarsiid means any primate in the family Tarsiidae; a tarsier.
What part of speech is tarsiid?
Tarsiid is a noun.
What is the plural of tarsiid?
The plural of tarsiid is tarsiids.

Words near tarsiid in the dictionary

  1. tarsi
  2. tarsia
  3. tarsias
  4. tarsier
  5. tarsiers
  6. tarsiid
  7. tarsiids
  8. tarsiiform
  9. tarsiiforms
  10. tarsioid
  11. tarsioids

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