PHALANGER


Meaning of PHALANGER in English

■ noun a lemur-like tree-dwelling marsupial native to Australia and New Guinea. [ Phalanger and other genera.]

Origin

C18: from Fr., from Gk phalangion 'spider's web' (because of their webbed toes).

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