genus phalanger

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   type genus of the family Phalangeridae: cuscuses

   Broadermammal genus

   Part ofPhalangeridae

Questions about genus phalanger

What does genus phalanger mean?

genus phalanger means "type genus of the family Phalangeridae: cuscuses".

Is genus phalanger a common word?

genus phalanger is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.