Phalangeroidea

Translingual

Phalanger gymnotis (ground cuscus)

Etymology

From Phalanger +‎ -oidea.

Proper noun

Phalangeroidea

1. A taxonomic superfamily within the order Diprotodontia – marsupial cuscuses, brushtail possums, pygmy possums, etc.

Hypernyms

• (superfamily): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Deuterostomia – infrakingdom; Chordata – phylum; Vertebrata – subphylum; Gnathostomata – infraphylum; Tetrapoda – superclass; Mammalia – class; Trechnotheria - subclass; Zatheria - infraclass; Theria - supercohort; Marsupialia - cohort; Diprotodontia - order; Phalangeriformes - suborder

Hyponyms

• (superfamily): Burramyidae, Phalangeridae (families)
  • †Ektopodontidae, †Miralinidae (extinct families)

References

• Phalangeroidea on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Phalangeroidea on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Phalangeroidea at Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
• Phalangeroidea in Mammal Species of the World^[1] at Bucknell.