PETAURISTA

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 Dictionary entry overview: What does Petaurista mean? 

• PETAURISTA (noun)
  The noun PETAURISTA has 1 sense:

1. very large Asiatic flying squirrels

  Familiarity information: PETAURISTA used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• PETAURISTA (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Very large Asiatic flying squirrels

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

genus Petaurista; Petaurista

Hypernyms ("Petaurista" is a kind of...):

mammal genus (a genus of mammals)

Meronyms (members of "Petaurista"):

flying cat; flying marmot; Petaurista petaurista; taguan (East Indian flying squirrel)

Holonyms ("Petaurista" is a member of...):

Petauristidae; subfamily Petauristidae (Old World flying squirrels)