# petaurist

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. Any flying marsupial of the order Phalangeriformes, such as those in genera Petaurista, Phalanger, Acrobates.

## Etymology
From Latin petaurista (“a ropedancer, acrobat”), from Ancient Greek πετευριστής (peteuristḗs), from πετευρίζομαι (peteurízomai, “dance on a rope”), from πέτευρον (péteuron, “a pole, a stage for ropedancers”).

## Source
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