Phalangist

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

  Phalangist \Pha*lan"gist\, n. (Zool.)
     Any arboreal marsupial of the genus {Phalangista}. The
     vulpine phalangist ({Phalangista vulpina}) is the largest
     species, the full grown male being about two and a half feet
     long. It has a large bushy tail.
     [1913 Webster] Phalangister