Pha·lan·gist n. Zool. Any arboreal marsupial of the genus Phalangista. The vulpine phalangist (Phalangista vulpina) is the largest species, the full grown male being about two and a half feet long. It has a large bushy tail.
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Vul·pine a. Of or pertaining to the fox; resembling the fox; foxy; cunning; crafty; artful.
Vulpine phalangist Zool., an Australian carnivorous marsupial (Phalangista vulpina syn. Trichosurus vulpina); -- called also vulpine phalanger, and vulpine opossum.
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