English dictionary
phalanger
/f/@/'l/&/n/dZ//@/r/
Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.
noun
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small furry Australian arboreal marsupials having long usually prehensile tails
Source: WordNet 3.0
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Any marsupial belonging to <i>Phalangista</i>, <i>Cuscus</i>, <i>Petaurus</i>, and other genera of the family <i>Phalangistidæ</i>. They are arboreal, and the species of <i>Petaurus</i> are furnished with lateral parachutes. See <i>Flying phalanger</i>, under <u>Flying</u>.
Source: webster1913