Meaning of phalangerid | Babel Free

Definitions

Any of the nocturnal marsupials of family Phalangeridae, which includes cuscuses and brushtail possums.

Examples

“Orbital orientation in the slow-moving phalangerid Phalanger maculatus is more primate-like than in other phalangerids, including Pseudocheirus lemuroides, one of the most acrobatic of arboreal marsupials.”

“One of these species, Phalanger gymnotis (ground cuscus), is reported to be the most frugivorous of the eight New Guinean phalangerid species, and is perhaps the most frugivorous of all phalangerids.”

“Phalangerids are predominantly herbivorous, and some prefer leaves, whereas others eat more fruit, flowers, or grasses.”

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