phalangeridn.adj.

Brit.

/fəˈlan(d)ʒərɪd/, U.S.

/feɪˈlændʒərəd/,

/fəˈlændʒərəd/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation; modelled on a Latin lexical item. Etymons: phalanger n., -id suffix³.

Etymology: < phalanger n. + -id suffix³, after scientific Latin Phalangeridae, family name (O. Thomas Catal. Marsupialia & Monotremata Brit. Mus. (1888) 126).

Zoology.

A. n.

Any member of the family Phalangeridae of Australasian marsupials, comprising the cuscuses (mostly of the genus Phalanger), brushtail possums (genus Trichosurus), and scaly-tailed possum ( Wyulda squamicaudata).

ΚΠ

1895 I. K. Funk et al. Standard Dict. Eng. Lang. II. at Phalanger Phalangerid, n.

1952 Jrnl. Animal Ecol. 21 161 Amongst species that are given especial attention are the Australian ‘opossum’ (a Phalangerid, Trichosurus vulpecula).

1974 Nature 8 Mar. 175/1 In phalangerids,..and the immediate ancestors of peramelids, digit IV is the major support digit of the hind foot.

1995 R. Strahan Mammals Austral. 265 Phalangerids have a rather short face (notably so in many cuscuses).

B. adj.

Of or relating to the family Phalangeridae.

ΚΠ

1964 Ecol. Monogr. 34 42 Cavities of any size in trees or stumps in forest communities rarely fail to show evidence of at least intermittent occupation by phalangerid marsupials.

1982 Amer. Naturalist 120 128 Reproduction in petaurid and phalangerid marsupials is a regular, seasonal event.

1989 Q. Rev. Biol. 64 346 Miocene and Pliocene phalangerid and macropodid faunas are now seen to have been rich and diversified.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	phalangerid
释义	phalangeridn.adj. Brit. /fəˈlan(d)ʒərɪd/, U.S. /feɪˈlændʒərəd/, /fəˈlændʒərəd/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation; modelled on a Latin lexical item. Etymons: phalanger n., -id suffix³. Etymology: < phalanger n. + -id suffix³, after scientific Latin Phalangeridae, family name (O. Thomas Catal. Marsupialia & Monotremata Brit. Mus. (1888) 126). Zoology. A. n. Any member of the family Phalangeridae of Australasian marsupials, comprising the cuscuses (mostly of the genus Phalanger), brushtail possums (genus Trichosurus), and scaly-tailed possum ( Wyulda squamicaudata). ΚΠ 1895 I. K. Funk et al. Standard Dict. Eng. Lang. II. at Phalanger Phalangerid, n. 1952 Jrnl. Animal Ecol. 21 161 Amongst species that are given especial attention are the Australian ‘opossum’ (a Phalangerid, Trichosurus vulpecula). 1974 Nature 8 Mar. 175/1 In phalangerids,..and the immediate ancestors of peramelids, digit IV is the major support digit of the hind foot. 1995 R. Strahan Mammals Austral. 265 Phalangerids have a rather short face (notably so in many cuscuses). B. adj. Of or relating to the family Phalangeridae. ΚΠ 1964 Ecol. Monogr. 34 42 Cavities of any size in trees or stumps in forest communities rarely fail to show evidence of at least intermittent occupation by phalangerid marsupials. 1982 Amer. Naturalist 120 128 Reproduction in petaurid and phalangerid marsupials is a regular, seasonal event. 1989 Q. Rev. Biol. 64 346 Miocene and Pliocene phalangerid and macropodid faunas are now seen to have been rich and diversified. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.adj.1895
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