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Petaurist
Pe-tau′rist
(pē̍-ta̤′rĭst)
, Noun.
[L.
petaurista
a ropedancer, Gr. πεταυριστής
, fr. πεταυρίζειν
to dance on a rope, fr. πέταυρον
a pole, a stage for ropedancers: cf. F. pétauriste
.] (Zool.)
Any flying marsupial of the genera
Petaurus
, Phalangista
, Acrobata
, and allied genera. See Flying mouse
, under Flying
, and Phalangister
.