phalangist n 1: a Spanish member of General Franco's political party [syn: {falangist}, {phalangist}]
Phalangist \Pha*lan"gist\, n. (Zool.) Any arboreal marsupial of the genus {Phalangista}. The vulpine phalangist ({Phalangista vulpina}) is the largest species, the full grown male being about two and a half feet long. It has a large bushy tail. [1913 Webster] Phalangister