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phalanger |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Phalanger \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}. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: phalanger n : small furry Australian arboreal marsupials having long usually prehensile tails [syn: {opossum}, {possum}]
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