Phalangeroidea

Translingual

Phalanger gymnotis (ground cuscus)

Etymology

From Phalanger +‎ -oidea.

Proper noun

Phalangeroidea

A taxonomic superfamily within the order Diprotodontia – the marsupials cuscuses, brushtail possums, pygmy possums, etc.

Hypernyms

(superfamily): Eukaryota - superkingdom; Animalia - kingdom; Bilateria - subkingdom; Deuterostomia - infrakingdom; Chordata - phylum; Vertebrata - subphylum; Gnathostomata - infraphylum; Tetrapoda - superclass; Mammalia - class; Trechnotheria - subclass; Zatheria - infraclass; Theria - supercohort; Marsupialia - cohort; Diprotodontia - order; Phalangeriformes - suborder

Hyponyms

(superfamily): Burramyidae, Phalangeridae (families)
- †Ektopodontidae, †Miralinidae (extinct families)

References

Phalangeroidea on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Phalangeroidea on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Phalangeroidea on Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
Phalangeroidea in Mammal Species of the World at Bucknell.
Phalangeroidea at Encyclopedia of Life

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