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Definition of Acrobates
1. Noun. A genus of Phalangeridae.
Exact synonyms: Genus Acrobates
Generic synonyms: Mammal Genus
Group relationships: Family Phalangeridae, Phalangeridae
Member holonyms: Flying Mouse
Generic synonyms: Mammal Genus
Group relationships: Family Phalangeridae, Phalangeridae
Member holonyms: Flying Mouse
Lexicographical Neighbors of Acrobates
Literary usage of Acrobates
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Catalogue of the Marsupialia and Monotremata in the Collection of the by Oldfield Thomas (1888)
"Toes of normal proportions, their terminal pads as in Acrobates. ... Teeth essentially
the same as in Acrobates, except that p.4 is much reduced above and ..."
2. Dictionnaire historique et pittoresque du théâtre et des arts qui s'y by Arthur Pougin (1885)
"Plus près de nous, il faut citer Beaumarchais, dont les trois pièces fameuses :
k Barbier (le Exercices d'acrobates an xvme siècle. ..."