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sugar glider

sugar glider noun: any of the species Petaurus breviceps of omnivorous gliding arboreal marsupials, endemic to mainland Australia and New Guinea, and introduced to Tasmania in 1835.

sugar glider: any of the species Petaurus breviceps of omnivorous gliding arboreal marsupials, endemic to...
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Noun

sugar glider (plural sugar gliders)

  1. Any of the species Petaurus breviceps of omnivorous gliding arboreal marsupials, endemic to mainland Australia and New Guinea, and introduced to Tasmania in 1835.
    • As with other exotic pets, sound husbandry is essential for captive sugar gliders to flourish.2003, Chris Pinney, The Complete Home Veterinary Guide, page 510
    • As in the eastern pygmy possum (van Tets and Hulbert 1999), this is reflected in a very low nitrogen requirement in sugar gliders (Smith and Green 1987), and probably all sap feeders.2005, C. Hugh Tyndale-Biscoe, Life of Marsupials, page 209
  2. (colloquial, nonstandard) Krefft's glider (Petaurus notatus).

sugar glider meaning in Thai

sugar glider in Thai

Petaurus breviceps
ชูการ์ไกลเดอร์ chuu-gâa-glai-də̂ə

Forms of sugar glider

pluralsugar gliders
alternative formsugarglider

Origin of sugar glider

This common name refers to the animal's predilection for sugary foods such as sap and nectar and its ability to glide through the air, much like a flying squirrel.

Questions about sugar glider

What does sugar glider mean?
Sugar glider means any of the species Petaurus breviceps of omnivorous gliding arboreal marsupials, endemic to mainland Australia and New Guinea, and introduced to Tasmania in 1835.
What is sugar glider in Thai?
Sugar glider in Thai is ชูการ์ไกลเดอร์ (chuu-gâa-glai-də̂ə). See Sugar glider meaning in Thai.
What part of speech is sugar glider?
Sugar glider is a noun.
What is the plural of sugar glider?
The plural of sugar glider is sugar gliders.

Words near sugar glider in the dictionary

  1. sugar diabetes
  2. sugar down
  3. Sugar Feast
  4. sugar glass
  5. sugar glasses
  6. sugar glider
  7. sugar gliders
  8. sugar grass
  9. sugar grasses
  10. sugar gum
  11. sugar gums

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