dʒər noun
any of numerous arboreal marsupials of the family Phalangeridae, of Australia, having foxlike ears and a long, bushy tail.
Origin:
1765–75; < French (Buffon) or < Neo-Latin (1780) < Greek phalang-, stem of phálanx phalanx + Neo-Latin -er, of unclear orig.; the name refers to the syndactylous 2nd and 3rd digits of the hind feet
1765–75; < French (Buffon) or < Neo-Latin (1780) < Greek phalang-, stem of phálanx phalanx + Neo-Latin -er, of unclear orig.; the name refers to the syndactylous 2nd and 3rd digits of the hind feet
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| See also flying phalanger Also called (Austral. and NZ): possum any of various Australasian arboreal marsupials, such as Trichosurus vulpecula (brush-tailed phalanger), having dense fur and a long tail: family Phalangeridae | |
| [C18: via New Latin from Greek phalaggion spider's web, referring to its webbed hind toes] | |
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phalanger
any of several species of Australasian marsupial mammals. They are called possums in Australia and Tasmania.
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