Meaning of PHALANGER
| Pronunciation: | | fu'lanjur
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| | Definition: | | [n] small furry Australian arboreal marsupials having long usually prehensile tails |
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| | Synonyms: | | opossum, possum |
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| | See Also: | | brush-tailed phalanger, cuscus, family Phalangeridae, flying opossum, flying phalanger, flying squirrel, kangaroo bear, koala, koala bear, marsupial, native bear, Phalangeridae, Phascolarctos cinereus, pouched mammal, Trichosurus vulpecula | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Pha*lan"ger\, n. [Cf. F. phalanger. See {Phalanx}.]
(Zo["o]l.)
Any marsupial belonging to {Phalangista}, {Cuscus},
{Petaurus}, and other genera of the family
{Phalangistid[ae]}. They are arboreal, and the species of
{Petaurus} are furnished with lateral parachutes. See {Flying
phalanger}, under {Flying}.
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