the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
n. 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.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
n. A phalanger; a member of the genus Phalangista.
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n. a Spanish member of General Franco's political party
Word Usage
"A fair number of Christian phalangist paramilitaries to this day still shoot the Hitler salute by way of greeting and some even display the swastika."