pha|lan|ger

pha|lan|ger
pha|lan|ger «fuh LAN juhr», noun.
any one of several general of comparatively small, tree-climbing mammals of Australia and New Guinea. They hunt chiefly at night, carry their young in a pouch, and have long tails.
[< New Latin phalanger < Greek phalángion venomous spider < phálanx, -angos; see etym. under phalanx (Cf.phalanx) (because the phalanger has webbed hind toes)]

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