Petaurist \Pe*tau"rist\ (p[-e]*t[add]"r[i^]st), n. [L.
petaurista a ropedancer, Gr. petayristh`s, fr. petayri`zein
to dance on a rope, fr. pe`tayron a pole, a stage for
ropedancers: cf. F. p['e]tauriste.] (Zool.)
Any flying marsupial of the genera {Petaurus}, {Phalangista},
{Acrobata}, and allied genera. See {Flying mouse}, under
{Flying}, and {Phalangister}.
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