sugar glider

noun

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

sugar glider

noun

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

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 New York Times