From en.wiktionary.org:
** English
[2012]
*** Etymology
From the given name [en], used as a name for flirtatious characters in several
18th century stories, from [en], name of the mythological son of the nymph
Acacallis and the god Apollo. Semantically disconnected from the adjective
[grc].
*** Pronunciation
- [en]
- [en]
- [en]
- [en]
*** Noun
[en-noun]
1. A lover .
2. * [passage=Yes, I'll baste you together, you and your PHILANDER !]
3. A South American opossum , [bare-tailed woolly opossum] , of species [Caluromys philander] (syn. [Didelphis philander] ).
4. [en] A greater bilby , an Australian marsupial of species [Macrotis lagotis] (syn. [Perameles lagotis] ).
**** Related terms
- filander
**** Translations
[lover]
[_Caluromys philander_]
- Finnish: [fi] , [fi]
[trans-bottom]
[_Macrotis lagotis_]
- Finnish: [fi] , [fi]
- Swedish: [sv]
[trans-bottom]
**** Further reading
- [pedia]
*** Verb
[en-verb]
1. [en] To woo women; to play the male flirt .
2. * [passage=You can't be PHILANDERING after her again.]
**** Synonyms
- [en] , [en]
**** Derived terms
- [en] , [en]
**** Translations
[To make love to women; to play the male flirt]
- Bulgarian: [bg]
- Estonian: [et]
- Hebrew: [he] [slang]
- Portuguese: [pt]
- Russian: [ru]
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[en] [en]