petaurist
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English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Latin petaurista (“a ropedancer, acrobat”), from Ancient Greek πετευριστής (peteuristḗs), from πετευρίζομαι (peteurízomai, “dance on a rope”), from πέτευρον (péteuron, “a pole, a stage for ropedancers”).
Noun
[edit]petaurist (plural petaurists)
- (zoology) Any flying marsupial of the order Phalangeriformes, such as those in genera Petaurista, Phalanger, Acrobates.
- Synonym: flying phalanger
See also
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Phalangeriformes on Wikipedia.Wikipedia 
Phalangeriformes on Wikispecies.Wikispecies 
Category:Phalangeriformes on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons - “petaurist”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.
