tarsius

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

Tarsius
    n 1: type and sole genus of the family Tarsiidae [syn:
         {Tarsius}, {genus Tarsius}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

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]