tarsioid
tarsioid noun: a tarsier or extinct relative; any member of the infraorder Tarsiiformes.
Noun
tarsioid (plural tarsioids)
- A tarsier or extinct relative; any member of the infraorder Tarsiiformes
- Among the short-lived northerners were Metacheiromys, whose South American cousins survive today in the order of armadillos, anteaters and sloths, and the early primates — lemurs like Notharctus and tarsioids like Tetonius.1953 October 19, Lincoln Barnett, “The Age of Mammals”, in LIFE, page 95
- The living Tarsius, of Southeast Asia, is a lone leftover of a once diverse group of small primates, the tarsioids, which flourished during the Eocene in Europe, Asia, and North America.1989, Pat Vickers Rich, Thomas H. V. Rich, Mildred Adams Fenton, Carroll Lane Fenton, The Fossil Book: A Record of Prehistoric Life, Revised edition, page 553
Forms of tarsioid
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Origin of tarsioid
From French tarsi(er) + -oid, from Latin tarsus, from Ancient Greek ταρσός (tarsós, “wickerwork mat"; "broad, flat surface"”).
Questions about tarsioid
- What does tarsioid mean?
- Tarsioid means a tarsier or extinct relative; any member of the infraorder Tarsiiformes.
- What part of speech is tarsioid?
- Tarsioid is a noun.
- What is the plural of tarsioid?
- The plural of tarsioid is tarsioids.
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