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Phalangeroidea
Phalangeroidea
Translingual
Proper noun
Phalangeroidea
- A taxonomic superfamily within the cohort Marsupialia – the cuscuses, brushtail possums, pygmy possums, etc.
Hypernyms
- (superfamily): Mammalia - class; Trechnotheria - subclass; Zatheria - infraclass; Theria - supercohort; Marsupialia - cohort; Diprotodontia - order; Phalangeriformes - suborder
Hyponyms
- (superfamily): Burramyidae, Phalangeridae (families)
- †Ektopodontidae, †Miralinidae (extinct families)