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Acrobates

noun

a genus of Phalangeridae

• Syn: ↑genus Acrobates

• Hypernyms: ↑mammal genus

• Member Holonyms: ↑Phalangeridae, ↑family Phalangeridae

• Member Meronyms: ↑flying mouse

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\\əˈkräbəˌtēz\ noun

Usage: capitalized

Etymology: New Latin, from Greek akrobatēs acrobat

: a genus of very small Australian marsupials having flattened tails and the lateral skin of the body extended into a supporting membrane like that of the flying squirrel and used similarly in gliding — see flying phalanger

Useful english dictionary. 2012.