English Dictionary: phalanger | by the DICT Development Group |
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Phalanger \Pha*lan"ger\, n. [Cf. F. phalanger. See {Phalanx}.] (Zo[94]l.) Any marsupial belonging to {Phalangista}, {Cuscus}, {Petaurus}, and other genera of the family {Phalangistid[91]}. They are arboreal, and the species of {Petaurus} are furnished with lateral parachutes. See {Flying phalanger}, under {Flying}. |