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

That is because the ability to glide has developed repeatedly, using similar anatomical changes, in closely related marsupials like the sugar glider -- a tiny marsupial small enough to fit in your pocket, and popular as an exotic pet.

From Science Daily

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

They smell bad and need to be kept with at least one other sugar glider.

From Washington Times

Kept alone, a sugar glider is likely to self-mutilate and die.

From Washington Times

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

From Seattle Times