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phalangist1 Zool.|fəˈlændʒɪst, ˈfæləndʒɪst|
[ad. mod.L. Phalangista, substituted by Cuvier 1800 for Buffon's term Phalanger.]
= phalanger.
1835Kirby Hab. & Inst. Anim. II. xvii. 159 The phalangists, or flying opossums. 1892Daily News 4 Jan. 5/6 The Sooty Phalangist—the brown opossum from Tasmania.
So phaˈlangistine a., belonging to the sub-family Phalangistīnæ; n. a marsupial of this subfamily, a phalangist. |