Definition of petauristine in English:
petauristine
adjective
ZoologyOf a mammal: having a fur-covered skin membrane between fore and hind limbs which enables it to make gliding leaps; specifically of or relating to the Asian genus Petaurista or subfamily Petauristinae of giant flying squirrels.
Pronunciation
petauristine
/ˌpɛtɔːˈrɪstiːn/ /ˌpɛtəˈrɪstiːn/ /ˌpɛtɔːˈrɪstʌɪn/noun
ZoologyA petauristine mammal.
Pronunciation
petauristine
/ˌpɛtɔːˈrɪstiːn/ /ˌpɛtəˈrɪstiːn/ /ˌpɛtɔːˈrɪstʌɪn/Origin
Late 19th century; earliest use found in The Century Dictionary. Probably partly from petaurist + -ine, and partly from scientific Latin Petaurista, genus name + -ine.
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