Pha-lăn'ger, n.

n. [Fr. phalanger and phalangiste. See PHALANX, 3.] (Zoöl.) A marsupial quadruped of the genus Phalarista, inhabiting Australia, Van Diemen’s Land, and the islands north of Australia. The hinder feet have a large, opposable thumb, which is nailless, with four toes armed with claws, and the two innermost of the toes joined together almost to the extremity. They are nocturnal in their habits, and live in trees.