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
It wasn’t 15 rain frogs but 15 sugar gliders.
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
The school has also adopted out guinea pigs, anole lizards and sugar gliders as pets to private citizens, and tries to help with their veterinary care.
From New York Times ● Jan. 23, 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
