PHALANGER

phalanger, opossum, possum

(noun) small furry Australian arboreal marsupials having long usually prehensile tails

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

phalanger (plural phalangers)

An arboreal marsupial of the family Phalangeridae, native to Australia.

Anagrams

• angle harp

Source: Wiktionary


Pha*lan"ger, n. Etym: [Cf. F. phalanger. See Phalanx.] (Zoöl.)

Definition: 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.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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