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phalangista vulpina
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
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 .
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Vulpine \Vul"pine\ (?; 277), a. [L. vulpinus, from vulpes a fox.] Of or pertaining to the fox; resembling the fox; foxy; cunning; crafty; artful. [1913 Webster] Vulpine phalangist (Zool.), an Australian carnivorous marsupial (Phalangista vulpina syn. {Trichosurus vulpina}); -- called also vulpine phalanger, and vulpine opossum. [1913 Webster]
