HyperDic: flying_opossum

English > 1 sense of the expression *flying opossum*:
NOUN	animal	flying opossum, flying phalanger, flying squirrel	nocturnal phalangers that move with gliding leaps using parachute-like folds of skin along the sides of the body

English > *flying opossum*: 1 sense > noun 1, animal
Meaning	nocturnal phalangers that move with gliding leaps using parachute-like folds of skin along the sides of the body.
Synonyms	flying phalanger, flying squirrel
Member of	Petaurus, genus Petaurus	A genus of Phalangeridae
Narrower	flying mouse	tiny flying phalanger
Broader	phalanger, opossum, possum	small furry Australian arboreal marsupials having long usually prehensile tails