sugar glider

sugar glider
a gliding possum, Petaurus breviceps, inhabiting open forests of New Guinea, Tasmania, and Australia.

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  • sugar glider — noun a flying phalanger that feeds on wattle gum and eucalyptus sap. [Petaurus breviceps.] …   English new terms dictionary

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