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Phalangista vulpina
Phalangist \Pha*lan"gist\, n. (Zo["o]l.) 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.
Phalangista vulpina
Vulpine \Vul"pine\ (?; 277), a. [L. vulpinus, from vulpes a fox.] Of or pertaining to the fox; resembling the fox; foxy; cunning; crafty; artful.
Vulpine phalangist (Zo["o]l.), an Australian carnivorous marsupial ( Phalangista vulpina syn. Trichosurus vulpina); -- called also vulpine phalanger, and vulpine opossum.