Petaurist Definition

noun

(zoology) Any flying marsupial of the genera Petaurista, Phalanger, Acrobates, and allied genera.

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Noun

Singular:
petaurist
Plural:
petaurists

Origin of Petaurist

  • Latin petaurista a ropedancer, acrobat, from Ancient Greek πετευριστής (peteuristēs), from πετευρίζομαι (peteurizomai, “dance on a rope”), from πέτευρον (peteuron, “a pole, a stage for ropedancers”)

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