Petaurist

·noun Any flying marsupial of the genera Petaurus, Phalangista, Acrobata, and allied genera. ·see Flying mouse, under Flying, and Phalangister.

petaurist
n. the general name for a Flying-Phalanger (q.v.), Flying-Opossum (q.v.), Australian Flying-Squirre...

Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris