- Philander
- Philander Phi*lan"der, n. (Zo["o]l.) (a) A South American opossum ({Didelphys philander}). (b) An Australian bandicoot ({Perameles lagotis}). [1913 Webster]
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Philander — Saltar a navegación, búsqueda ? Filandros o zarigüeyas de cuatro ojos<> Clasificación científica Reino: Animalia Fi … Wikipedia Español
Philander — may refer to:* Philander (action), to play the male flirt * Philander (genus), a genus of opossumsPeople named Philander:* Philander C. Knox (1853 1921), American lawyer and politician * Philander Chase (1775 1852), Episcopal Church bishop,… … Wikipedia
Philander — Philander … Wikipédia en Français
philander — 1737, from Philander, popular name for a lover in stories, drama, and poetry, from Greek adjective philandros with love for people, perhaps mistaken as meaning a loving man, from phil loving + andr , stem of aner man. Philanderer male flirt is… … Etymology dictionary
Philander — Phi*lan der, n. A lover. [R.] Congreve. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Philander — Phi*lan der, v. i. [Gr. ? fond of men; ? loving + ? man.] To make love to women; to play the male flirt. [1913 Webster] You can t go philandering after her again. G. Eliot. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Philander — Philander, eine Art Beutelratte, s.d … Pierer's Universal-Lexikon
Philander — PHILANDER, ri, (⇒ Tab. XIV.) einer von den Söhnen des Apollo, welchen er mit der Akakallis gezeuget. Es soll ihn, nebst seinem Bruder Phylacis, eine Ziege gesäuget haben, deren Bildniß von Erzte mit denen an ihr säugenden Kindern die Elyrier in… … Gründliches mythologisches Lexikon
philander — ● philander nom masculin (du grec andêron, lieu humide) Petit opossum arboricole, omnivore et nocturne de l Amérique du Sud … Encyclopédie Universelle
philander — ► VERB ▪ (of a man) enter into casual sexual relationships with women. DERIVATIVES philanderer noun. ORIGIN earlier as in the sense «man, husband», often used in literature as the given name of a lover: from Greek philandros fond of men … English terms dictionary
