sugar glider
noun
a gliding possum, Petaurus breviceps, inhabiting open forests of New Guinea, Tasmania, and Australia.
sugar gliders
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pluralof sugar glider.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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For instance, Emx2 is active in the skin on the sides of both mice and sugar gliders, but in sugar gliders, it is expressed for far longer.
From Science Daily ● Apr. 24, 2024
WSU mostly did wellness exams of the sugar gliders, dental issues and neutering.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 17, 2024
Almquist said she routinely receives calls asking the sanctuary to accept animals that include alligators, snapping turtles, ferrets and sugar gliders — though the sanctuary is also home to tigers, bears and hyenas.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 4, 2023
For a few, comfort comes in other forms — those of a horse or a pig, perhaps sugar gliders or even a spider.
From Washington Post ● Oct. 1, 2021
But schools have had requests for lizards, tarantulas, potbellied pigs, ferrets, rats, guinea pigs and sugar gliders — nocturnal, flying, six-ounce Australian marsupials.
From New York Times ● Oct. 4, 2015
