Spectral \Spec"tral\, a. 1. Of or pertaining to a specter; ghosty. [1913 Webster] He that feels timid at the spectral form of evil is not the man to spread light. --F. W. Robertson. [1913 Webster] 2. (Opt.) Of or pertaining to the spectrum; made by the spectrum; as, spectral colors; spectral analysis. [1913 Webster] {Spectral lemur}. (Zool.) See {Tarsius}. [1913 Webster]
Tarsius \Tar"si*us\, n. [NL. See {Tarsus}.] (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}. [1913 Webster]