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- proper noun A taxonomic
genus within thefamily Tarsiidae — thetarsiers .
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Examples
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Breaks incessantly occur in all parts of the series, some being wide, sharp and defined, others less so in various degrees; as between the orang and its nearest allies -- between the Tarsius and the other Lemuridæ -- between the elephant and in a more striking manner between the Ornithorhynchus or Echidna, and other mammals.
John Farrell: Bad Faith (in Science): Darwin as All-Purpose Boogey Man? 2010
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Breaks incessantly occur in all parts of the series, some being wide, sharp and defined, others less so in various degrees; as between the orang and its nearest allies -- between the Tarsius and the other Lemuridæ -- between the elephant and in a more striking manner between the Ornithorhynchus or Echidna, and other mammals.
John Farrell: Bad Faith (in Science): Darwin as All-Purpose Boogey Man? 2010
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Breaks incessantly occur in all parts of the series, some being wide, sharp and defined, others less so in various degrees; as between the orang and its nearest allies -- between the Tarsius and the other Lemuridæ -- between the elephant and in a more striking manner between the Ornithorhynchus or Echidna, and other mammals.
John Farrell: Bad Faith (in Science): Darwin as All-Purpose Boogey Man? 2010
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Breaks incessantly occur in all parts of the series, some being wide, sharp and defined, others less so in various degrees; as between the orang and its nearest allies--between the Tarsius and the other Lemuridæ--between the elephant and in a more striking manner between the Ornithorhynchus or Echidna, and other mammals.
John Farrell: Bad Faith (in Science): Darwin as All-Purpose Boogey Man? John Farrell 2010
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(Which notes, "Some researchers doubted the continued existence of Tarsius pumilus or in fact that it ever represented a separate species, as only two specimens were ever found and it had not been unambiguously identified in the wild since 1930.")
Archive 2008-11-01 2008
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Breaks incessantly occur in all parts of the series, some being wide, sharp and defined, others less so in various degrees; as between the orang and its nearest allies -- between the Tarsius and the other Lemuridæ -- between the elephant and in a more striking manner between the Ornithorhynchus or Echidna, and other mammals.
John Farrell: Bad Faith (in Science): Darwin as All-Purpose Boogey Man? John Farrell 2010
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Not specifically noted, it appears they mean Tarsius pumilus, according to the EDGE site.
Archive 2008-11-01 2008
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The tarsier (Tarsius bancanus), one of Borneo's strangest animals, with its large eyes searches out smaller animals and leaves for food.
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They are home to thirteen primate species: three apes (the orangutan and two gibbon species), five langurs, two macaques, the tarsier (Tarsius bancanus), the slow loris (Nycticebus coucang), and the endangered proboscis monkey (Nasalis larvatus).
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Notable among these categories are tarsier Tarsius bancanus, Malay Bear Helarctis malayanus, orang utan Pongo pygmaeus, Borneo gibbon Hylobates molloch, grey-leaf monkey Presbytis aygula and red-leaf monkey P. rubicunda and the Bay Cat Catopuma badia, Kinabalu Ferret-badger Melogale everetti.
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