petaurist

English

Etymology

From Latin petaurista (“a ropedancer, acrobat”), from Ancient Greek πετευριστής (peteuristḗs), from πετευρίζομαι (peteurízomai, “dance on a rope”), from πέτευρον (péteuron, “a pole, a stage for ropedancers”).

Noun

petaurist (plural petaurists)

1. (zoology) Any flying marsupial of the order Phalangeriformes, such as those in genera Petaurista, Phalanger, Acrobates.

   Synonym: flying phalanger

See also

• flying squirrel
• Phalangeriformes

Further reading

• Phalangeriformes on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Phalangeriformes on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Category:Phalangeriformes on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
• “petaurist”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.