Definition of Petaurus

1. Noun. A genus of Phalangeridae.

Exact synonyms: Genus Petaurus
Generic synonyms: Mammal Genus
Group relationships: Family Phalangeridae, Phalangeridae
Member holonyms: Flying Opossum, Flying Phalanger, Flying Squirrel

Lexicographical Neighbors of Petaurus

Pestalozzian
Pestalozzianism
Pestalozzians
Pet.
Petasites
Petasites fragrans
Petasites hybridus
Petasites sagitattus
Petasites vulgaris
Petaurist
Petaurista
Petaurista petaurista
Petauristidae
Petaurists
Petaurus (current term)
Pete Seeger
Peter's gland
Peter's pence
Peter Abelard
Peter Alexander Ustinov
Peter Behrens
Peter Carl Faberge
Peter Carl Goldmark
Peter Cooper
Peter Goldmark
Peter I
Peter Ilich Tchaikovsky
Peter Lorre

Literary usage of Petaurus

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Catalogue of the Marsupialia and Monotremata in the Collection of the by Oldfield Thomas (1888)
"This genus is exceedingly closely allied to Petaurus, from which it only differs by having no flying-membrane, and by its fifth being slightly shorter, ..."

2. The Gardens and Menagerie of the Zoological Society Delineated: Published by Edward Turner Bennett (1830)
"IN referring this beautiful little quadruped to the genus Petaurus, from the typical species of which it differs in the character of its teeth, ..."

3. Sketches in Natural History: History of the Mammalia by Charles Knight (1849)
"THE SQUIRREL Petaurus (Petaurus sciureus). This creature belongs to a group of beautiful animals, bearing the same relationship to the ..."

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