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Trichosurus

noun

a genus of Phalangeridae

• Syn: ↑genus Trichosurus

• Hypernyms: ↑mammal genus

• Member Holonyms: ↑Phalangeridae, ↑family Phalangeridae

• Member Meronyms: ↑brush-tailed phalanger, ↑Trichosurus vulpecula

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\\ˌtrikəˈs(y)u̇rəs\ noun

Usage: capitalized

Etymology: New Latin, from Greek trichōsis growth of hair + New Latin -urus — more at trichosis

: a genus of marsupials comprising the common Australian opossums from which the opossum fur of commerce is obtained

Useful english dictionary. 2012.