phalanger noun. [fǝ'lan(d)ʒǝ] L18.
[French, mod. Latin from Greek phalaggion venomous spider (with allus. to the webbed toes of the hind feet).]
A marsupial of the family Phalangeridae, native to Australia and New Guinea and comprising cuscuses and some possums; spec. a cuscus. Also, any of various other marsupials that can make gliding leaps.
flying phalanger: see FLYING ppl adjective. vulpine phalanger: see VULPINE 1.

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