Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

phalangerid

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: pha-lan-gerid
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

3

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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

Example Sentences

"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."

Etymology

From phalanger + -id.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: phalanger

Inflected Forms

phalangerids (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

Phalangeridae

Questions

What does phalangerid mean?: Any of the nocturnal marsupials of family Phalangeridae, which includes cuscuses and brushtail possums.
Where does phalangerid come from?: From phalanger + -id.

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