phalangista vulpina

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phalangista vulpina - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Phalangist \Pha*lan"gist\, n. (Zool.)
     Any arboreal marsupial of the genus Phalangista. The
     vulpine phalangist (Phalangista vulpina) is the largest
     species, the full grown male being about two and a half feet
     long. It has a large bushy tail.
     [1913 Webster] Phalangister

  Vulpine \Vul"pine\ (?; 277), a. [L. vulpinus, from vulpes a
     fox.]
     Of or pertaining to the fox; resembling the fox; foxy;
     cunning; crafty; artful.
     [1913 Webster]
  
     Vulpine phalangist (Zool.), an Australian carnivorous
        marsupial (Phalangista vulpina syn. Trichosurus  vulpina
        ); -- called also vulpine phalanger, and
        vulpine opossum.
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