NOUN | animal | flying phalanger, flying opossum, flying squirrel | nocturnal phalangers that move with gliding leaps using parachute-like folds of skin along the sides of the body |
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Meaning | nocturnal phalangers that move with gliding leaps using parachute-like folds of skin along the sides of the body. | |
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Synonyms | flying opossum, 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 |
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