genus Petaurus

genus Petaurus
noun
a genus of Phalangeridae
Syn: ↑Petaurus
Hypernyms: ↑mammal genus
Member Holonyms: ↑Phalangeridae, ↑family Phalangeridae
Member Meronyms: ↑flying phalanger, ↑flying opossum, ↑flying squirrel

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