/feuh lan"jeuhr/ , n.
any of numerous arboreal marsupials of the family Phalangeridae, of Australia, having foxlike ears and a long, bushy tail.
[ 1765-75; phalang-, s. of phálanx PHALANX + NL -er, of unclear orig.; the name refers to the syndactylous 2d and 3d digits of the hind feet ]