petaurid

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Etymology

From family name Petauridae.

Noun

petaurid (plural petaurids)

  1. (zoology) A possum of the family Petauridae.
    • 1987, Fauna of Australia, vol. I.2, p. 673:
      Although domestic cats are notorious for bringing young Petaurus and Pseudocheirus home to their owners, comparatively little is known of the predators of petaurids.

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