English noun: phalanger | |||
1. | phalanger (animal) small furry Australian arboreal marsupials having long usually prehensile tails | ||
Synonyms | opossum, possum | ||
Broader (hypernym) | marsupial, pouched mammal | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | brush-tailed phalanger, cuscus, flying opossum, flying phalanger, flying squirrel, kangaroo bear, koala, koala bear, native bear, Phascolarctos cinereus, Trichosurus vulpecula | ||
Member meronym | family Phalangeridae, Phalangeridae | ||