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   Petaurist , n. [L. petaurista a ropedancer, Gr. πεταυριστής, fr. πεταυρίζειν to dance on a rope, fr. πέταυρον a pole, a stage for ropedancers: cf. F. pétauriste.] (Zool.) Any flying marsupial of the genera Petaurus, Phalangista, Acrobata, and allied genera.  See Flying mouse, under Flying, and Phalangister.
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