mahogany glider

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. An endangered gliding possum (Petaurus gracilis), native to a small region of coastal Queensland in Australia.

Word forms

mahogany glider mahogany gliders

Etymology

From its mahogany-brown belly and the similar colour of its patagium, or gliding membrane.

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