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PETAURISTS
Noun
petaurists
plural of petaurist
Source: Wiktionary
PETAURIST
Pe*tau"rist, n. Etym: [L. petaurista a ropedancer, Gr. pétauriste.] (Zoöl.)
Definition: Any flying marsupial of the genera Petaurus, Phalangista, Acrobata, and allied genera. See Flying mouse, under Flying, and Phalangister.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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