phalanger

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phalanger - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Phalanger \Pha*lan"ger\, n. [Cf. F. phalanger. See Phalanx.]
     (Zool.)
     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.
     [1913 Webster]

phalanger - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  phalanger
      n 1: small furry Australian arboreal marsupials having long
           usually prehensile tails [syn: phalanger, opossum,
           possum]