different between tarsier vs ayeaye

Translingual

Etymology

New Latin, from French tarsier, from Latin tarsus, from Ancient Greek ?????? (tarsós, “wickerwork mat"; "broad, flat surface"”)

Noun

tarsier

1. Used attributively as a specific epithet

Derived terms

• Tarsius tarsier

English

Etymology

From French tarsier, from Latin tarsus, from Ancient Greek ?????? (tarsós, “wickerwork mat"; "broad, flat surface"”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?ta(?)si.?(?)/

Noun

tarsier (plural tarsiers)

1. An insectivorous primate of the family Tarsiidae, having very large eyes and long feet, native mainly to several islands of Southeast Asia.

Translations

See also

• Tarsius on Wikispecies.Wikispecies

Anagrams

• 'Arriets, artsier, serrati, starier, tarries

French

Etymology

From tarse +? -ier.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ta?.sje/

Noun

tarsier m (plural tarsiers)

1. tarsier

Further reading

• “tarsier” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

English

Noun

ayeaye (plural ayeayes)

1. (rare) Alternative form of aye-aye.