Cercaërtus

noun

Cerc·​aër·​tus

ˌsərkēˈərtəs

: a genus of marsupials consisting of the dormouse opossums

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from cerc- + -aertus (from Greek aertan, aertazein to lift up)

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