Malmag

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Malmag \Mal"mag\, n. [F., from native name in Madagascar.]
     (Zool.)
     The tarsius, or spectral lemur.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:



  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}.
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