fəˈlanjə(r), fāˈ- noun
Etymology: New Latin, from phalang-, phalanx — more at phalanx
1. -s : any of various marsupial mammals of the family Phalangeridae ranging in size from a mouse to a large cat, having soft thick fur and a long and usually prehensile tail, and being chiefly nocturnal, arboreal, and frugivorous or insectivorous — see flying phalanger
2. capitalized : a genus (the type of the family Phalangeridae) comprising the cuscuses