petaurist

n. [动]鼯鼠

词形变化

petaurists 复数 petaurists

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    Any flying marsupial of the order Phalangeriformes, such as those in genera Petaurista, Phalanger, Acrobates.

    生物 动物学

词源

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”).

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