Phalanger
See also: phalanger
Translingual
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Etymology
From Ancient Greek φαλάγγιον (phalángion, “spider's web”), from φάλαγξ (phálanx, “spider”); see also phalanger.
Proper noun
Phalanger m
- A taxonomic genus within the family Phalangeridae – some of the possums also called cuscuses.
Synonyms
- (genus): Phalangista
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; Phalangeridae - family
Hyponyms
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References
Phalanger on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Phalanger on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Phalanger on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
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Phalanger at Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
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Phalanger in Mammal Species of the World[1] at Bucknell.