petaurist

== English == === Etymology === From Latin petaurista (“a ropedancer, acrobat”), from Ancient Greek πετευριστής (peteuristḗs), from πετευρίζομαι (peteurízomai, “dance on a rope”), from πέτευρον (péteuron, “a pole, a stage for ropedancers”). === Noun === petaurist (plural petaurists) (zoology) Any flying marsupial of the order Phalangeriformes, such as those in genera Petaurista, Phalanger, Acrobates. Synonym: flying phalanger === See also === flying squirrel Phalangeriformes === Further reading === Phalangeriformes on Wikipedia.Wikipedia Phalangeriformes on Wikispecies.Wikispecies Category:Phalangeriformes on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons “petaurist”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.