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petaurist

petaurist noun: any flying marsupial of the order Phalangeriformes, such as those in genera Petaurista, Phalanger, Acrobates.

Noun

petaurist (plural petaurists)

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

Synonyms of petaurist

Forms of petaurist

pluralpetaurists

Origin of petaurist

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”).

Questions about petaurist

What does petaurist mean?
Petaurist means any flying marsupial of the order Phalangeriformes, such as those in genera Petaurista, Phalanger, Acrobates.
What part of speech is petaurist?
Petaurist is a noun.
What is the plural of petaurist?
The plural of petaurist is petaurists.

Words near petaurist in the dictionary

  1. petatons
  2. petaurid
  3. petaurids
  4. petaurine
  5. petaurines
  6. petaurist
  7. petauristid
  8. petauristids
  9. petaurists
  10. petawatt
  11. petawatt hour

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