Meanings
plural petaurists
- biologyAny flying marsupial of the order Phalangeriformes, such as those in genera Petaurista, Phalanger, Acrobates.
Synonyms: flying phalanger
Synonyms & antonyms
nounAny flying marsupial of the order Phalangeriformes, such as those in genera Petaurista, Phalanger, Acrobates.
Origin
- Ancient Greekπετευριστής
- Latinpetaurista“a ropedancer, acrobat”
- Englishpetaurist
From Latin petaurista (“a ropedancer, acrobat”), from Ancient Greek πετευριστής (peteuristḗs), from πετευρίζομαι (peteurízomai, “dance on a rope”), from πέτευρον (péteuron, “a pole, a stage for ropedancers”).
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