English Explanatory Dictionary

sugar glider

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Any of species Petaurus breviceps of omnivorous gliding arboreal marsupials, endemic to mainland Australia and New Guinea, and introduced to Tasmania in 1835.
  2. Krefft's glider (Petaurus notatus).

Word forms

sugar glider sugar gliders

Etymology

This common name refers to the animal's predilection for sugary foods such as sap and nectar and its ability to glide through the air, much like a flying squirrel.

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