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tarsier

noun

Nocturnal arboreal primate of Indonesia and the Philippines having huge eyes and digits ending in pads to facilitate climbing; the only primate that spurns all plant material as…

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Word length
7
Starts with
T
Ends with
R
Contains
AR
Scrabble score
7

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Pronunciation

ˈta(ɹ)si.ə(ɹ)

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noun

  1. Nocturnal arboreal primate of Indonesia and the Philippines having huge eyes and digits ending in pads to facilitate climbing; the only primate that spurns all plant material as food living entirely on insects and small vertebrates

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