Tarsier

What do we mean by tarsier?

Any of several small insectivorous primates of the genus Tarsius of Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, and the Philippines, being nocturnal and arboreal and having extremely large round eyes, a long tail, and long digits with nails except for the second and third toes, which have claws. noun

The malmag, an animal of the genus Tarsius: so called from the singular structure of the foot. noun

See tarsius. noun

Used attributively as a species epithet noun

An insectivorous primate of the Tarsiidae family, having very large eyes and long feet, native mainly to several islands of Southeast Asia. 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 food living entirely on insects and small vertebrates noun

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

A freaky little demon that has eyes the size of a softball. They watch nerds jack off. Urban Dictionary

V. To stare with a blank, wide eyed, expression usually out of surprise or disbelief; to have an expression reminiscent of the "Carlito Syrichta" aka. the Tarsier. Urban Dictionary

A cheap Filipina or Filipino who clings on to white men as their lovers and sometimes uses them as benefactors. They look cheap with cheap highlights, dark skin and cheap cut-off denim shorts/skirts. Sometimes they are actual escorts or prostitutes. Very commonly found in Cafe Havana in Greenbelt, Malate, and other places in the metro. Urban Dictionary

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