flying opossum

English Thesaurus

1. nocturnal phalangers that move with gliding leaps using parachute-like folds of skin along the sides of the body (noun.animal)

hypernym	:	opossum, phalanger, possum,
definition	:	small furry Australian arboreal marsupials having long usually prehensile tails (noun.animal)

hyponym	:	flying mouse,
definition	:	tiny flying phalanger (noun.animal)

member meronym	:	genus petaurus, petaurus,
definition	:	a genus of Phalangeridae (noun.animal)