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mahogany glider

mahogany glider noun: an endangered gliding possum (Petaurus gracilis), native to a small region of coastal Queensland in Australia.

mahogany glider: an endangered gliding possum (Petaurus gracilis), native to a small region of coastal Queensland in...
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Noun

mahogany glider (plural mahogany gliders)

  1. An endangered gliding possum (Petaurus gracilis), native to a small region of coastal Queensland in Australia.

Forms of mahogany glider

pluralmahogany gliders

Origin of mahogany glider

From its mahogany-brown belly and the similar colour of its patagium, or gliding membrane.

Questions about mahogany glider

What does mahogany glider mean?
Mahogany glider means an endangered gliding possum (Petaurus gracilis), native to a small region of coastal Queensland in Australia.
What part of speech is mahogany glider?
Mahogany glider is a noun.
What is the plural of mahogany glider?
The plural of mahogany glider is mahogany gliders.

Words near mahogany glider in the dictionary

  1. mahogany clams
  2. mahogany flat
  3. mahogany flats
  4. mahogany gaspipe
  5. mahogany gaspipes
  6. mahogany glider
  7. mahogany gliders
  8. mahogany gum
  9. mahogany lung
  10. mahogany quahog
  11. mahogany quahogs

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