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Etymology
From family name Petauridae.
Noun
petaurid (plural petaurids)
- (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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