\Pe*tau"rist\, n. [L. petaurista a ropedancer, Gr. ?,
fr. ? to dance on a rope, fr. ? a pole, a stage for
ropedancers: cf. F. p['e]tauriste.] (Zo["o]l.)
Any flying marsupial of the genera {Petaurus}, {Phalangista},
{Acrobata}, and allied genera. See {Flying mouse}, under
{Flying}, and {Phalangister}.