phalangist1 Zool.
(fəˈlændʒɪst, ˈfæləndʒɪst)
[ad. mod.L. Phalangista, substituted by Cuvier 1800 for Buffon's term Phalanger.]
= phalanger.
| 1835 Kirby Hab. & Inst. Anim. II. xvii. 159 The phalangists, or flying opossums. 1892 Daily News 4 Jan. 5/6 The Sooty Phalangist—the brown opossum from Tasmania. |
So phaˈlangistine a., belonging to the sub-family Phalangistīnæ; n. a marsupial of this subfamily, a phalangist.