Petaurus
Translingual
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/17/Sugarglider_hp.jpg/220px-Sugarglider_hp.jpg)
Etymology
From Latin petaurista (“acrobat, tightrope walker”)
Proper noun
Petaurus m
- A taxonomic genus within the family Petauridae – the wrist-winged gliders or lesser gliding possums.
Synonyms
- (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Deuterostomia – infrakingdom; Chordata – phylum; Vertebrata – subphylum; Gnathostomata – infraphylum; Tetrapoda – superclass; Mammalia – class; Theria - subclass; Metatheria/Marsupialia - infraclass; Diprotodontia - order; Phalangeriformes - suborder; Phalangeroidea - superfamily; Petauridae - family
Hypernyms
- (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Deuterostomia – infrakingdom; Chordata – phylum; Vertebrata – subphylum; Gnathostomata – infraphylum; Tetrapoda – superclass; Mammalia – class; Theria - subclass; Metatheria/Marsupialia - infraclass; Diprotodontia - order; Phalangeriformes - suborder; Phalangeroidea - superfamily; Petauridae - family
Hyponyms
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Further reading
Petaurus on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Petaurus on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Petaurus on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
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