Phalanger

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Phalanger \Pha*lan"ger\, n. [Cf. F. phalanger. See {Phalanx}.]
     (Zool.)
     Any marsupial belonging to {Phalangista}, {Cuscus},
     {Petaurus}, and other genera of the family
     {Phalangistid[ae]}. They are arboreal, and the species of
     {Petaurus} are furnished with lateral parachutes. See {Flying


     phalanger}, under {Flying}.
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  phalanger
       n : small furry Australian arboreal marsupials having long
           usually prehensile tails [syn: {opossum}, {possum}]