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单词 phalanger
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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
pha•lan•ger  (fə lanjər),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Mammalsany of numerous arboreal marsupials of the family Phalangeridae, of Australia, having foxlike ears and a long, bushy tail.
  • Greek phalang-, stem of phálanx phalanx + Neo-Latin -er, of unclear origin, originally; the name refers to the syndactylous 2d and 3d digits of the hind feet
  • Neo-Latin (1780)
  • French (Buffon) or
  • 1765–75

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
phalanger /fəˈlændʒə/ n
  1. any of various Australasian arboreal marsupials, such as Trichosurus vulpecula (brush-tailed phalanger), having dense fur and a long tail: family Phalangeridae
    Also called (Austral. and NZ): possum
    See also flying phalanger
Etymology: 18th Century: via New Latin from Greek phalaggion spider's web, referring to its webbed hind toes
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