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Thesaurus: phalanger

Any marsupial belonging to Phalangista, Cuscus, Petaurus, and other genera of the family Phalangistidae. They are arboreal, and the species of Petaurus are furnished with lateral parachutes. See Flying phalanger, under F…

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  1. n. Any marsupial belonging to Phalangista, Cuscus, Petaurus, and other genera of the family Phalangistidae. They are arboreal, and the species of Petaurus are furnished with lateral parachutes. See Flying phalanger, under Flying.
  2. n. small furry Australian arboreal marsupials having long usually prehensile tails
  3. Any marsupial belonging to Phalangista, Cuscus, Petaurus, and other genera of the family Phalangistidæ. They are arboreal, and the species of Petaurus are furnished with lateral parachutes. See Flying phalanger, under Flying.
  4. Any marsupial belonging to Phalangista, Cuscus, Petaurus, andother genera of the family Phalangistidæ. They are arboreal, and thespecies of Petaurus are furnished with lateral parachutes. See Flyingphalanger, under Flying.
  5. n. small furry Australian arboreal marsupials having long usually prehensile tails