petauristine
/ˌpɛtɔːˈrɪstiːn/ /ˌpɛtəˈrɪstiːn/ /ˌpɛtɔːˈrɪstʌɪn/Zoology
adjective
Of a mammal: having a fur-covered skin membrane between fore and hind limbs which enables it to make gliding leaps; specifically of or relating to the Asian genus Petaurista or subfamily Petauristinae of giant flying squirrels.
noun
A petauristine mammal.
Origin
Late 19th century; earliest use found in The Century Dictionary. Probably partly from petaurist + -ine, and partly from scientific Latin Petaurista, genus name + -ine.
- play (or act) the fool
- play (or keep) one's cards close to one's chest (or vest)
- play (or play it) safe (or for safety)
- play (or raise) hob
- play (or sing or practise) scales
- play (or use) the —— card
- play out
- play-party
- playpen
- play-play
- play politics
- play possum
- play-pretty
- playroom
- playscape
- playscheme
- playschool
- play-season
- play second fiddle
- play-seer
- playset
- playshop
- play silly buggers
- playsome
- play someone along