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Phalanger

Phalanger Meaning & Definition
Phalanger Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Phalanger?

[n] small furry Australian arboreal marsupials having long usually prehensile tails

Synonyms | Synonyms for Phalanger: opossum | possum

Related Terms | Find terms related to Phalanger:

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

Phalanger In Webster's Dictionary

\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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