As nouns the difference between tarsier and bushbaby
is that tarsier is an insectivorous primate of the Tarsiidae family, having very large eyes and long feet, native mainly to several islands of Southeast Asia while bushbaby is an small, nocturnal, African primate, similar to a lemur.
tarsier
Translingual
Noun
(head)
Derived terms
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bushbaby
English
Alternative forms
* bush baby
Noun
(bushbabies)
An small, nocturnal, African primate, similar to a lemur.
Synonyms
* galago
Derived terms
* needle-clawed bushbaby
* thick-tailed bushbaby