noun
a genus of Phalangeridae
• Syn: ↑genus Petaurus
• Hypernyms: ↑mammal genus
• Member Holonyms: ↑Phalangeridae, ↑family Phalangeridae
• Member Meronyms: ↑flying phalanger, ↑flying opossum, ↑flying squirrel
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\\pə̇ˈtȯrəs\ nounUsage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin, alteration of Latin petaurista ropedancer
: a genus of flying phalangers
Useful english dictionary. 2012.