Petauroidea

Translingual

Petaurus breviceps (sugar glider)

Etymology

From Petaurus +‎ -oidea.

Proper noun

Petauroidea

A taxonomic superfamily within the order Diprotodontia – some possums and gliders, small to medium-sized arboreal marsupials of Australia and New Guinea.

Hyponyms

(superfamily): Acrobatidae, Petauridae (trioks, gliders, etc.), Pseudocheiridae (ringtail possums), Tarsipedidae (honey possum) (families)

References

Petauroidea on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Petauroidea on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Category:Petauroidea on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
Petauroidea at Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
Petauroidea in Mammal Species of the World at Bucknell.
Petauroidea at Encyclopedia of Life
Petauroidea at Encyclopedia of Life

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