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phalanger

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
pha-langer
IPA
15
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An arboreal marsupial of the family Phalangeridae, native to Australia.

Etymology

From Ancient Greek φαλάγγιον (phalángion, “spider's web”), from φάλαγξ (phálanx, “spider”), referring to the webbed toes on the hind feet.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: φαλάγγιον

Inflected Forms

phalangers (plural)

Phrases

flying phalanger

Frequently Paired Words

opossum

Synonyms

opossum possum

Questions

What does phalanger mean?
An arboreal marsupial of the family Phalangeridae, native to Australia.
Where does phalanger come from?
It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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