sugar glider

American  

noun

1. a gliding possum, Petaurus breviceps, inhabiting open forests of New Guinea, Tasmania, and Australia.

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sugar glider British  

noun

1. a common Australian phalanger, Petaurus breviceps, that glides from tree to tree feeding on insects and nectar

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Example Sentences

For a few, comfort comes in other forms — those of a horse or a pig, perhaps a possum-like sugar glider or even a tarantula.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 23, 2021

Behind him, out a nearby window, I could see a sugar glider, a small possum, clinging to a cage.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 11, 2018

Jeremijenko called Jamba, who found the sugar glider safe and sound at home.

From New York Times • Jun. 28, 2013

One species that he is particularly worried might pass a disease into the human sphere is the sugar glider from Indonesia.

From New York Times • Nov. 24, 2011

The sugar glider is found in Australia and New Guinea.

From Time Magazine Archive