Malmag \Mal"mag\, n. [F., from native name in Madagascar.] (Zool.) The tarsius, or spectral lemur. [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]