phalangerid
/fəˈlan(d)ʒərɪd/Zoology
noun
Any member of the family Phalangeridae of Australasian marsupials, comprising the cuscuses (mostly of the genus Phalanger), brushtail possums (genus Trichosurus), and scaly-tailed possum (Wyulda squamicaudata).
adjective
Of or relating to the family Phalangeridae.
Origin
Late 19th century; earliest use found in Isaac Funk (1839–1912), publisher and reformer. From phalanger + -id, after scientific Latin Phalangeridae, family name.
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