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Philander

Phi-lan′der

,
Verb.
I.
[Gr.
φίλανδροσ
fond of men;
φίλοσ
loving +
ἀνήρ
man.]
To make love to women; to play the male flirt.
You can’t go
philandering
after her again.
G. Eliot.

Phi-lan′der

,
Noun.
A lover.
[R.]
Congreve.

Phi-lan′der

,
Noun.
(Zool.)
(a)
A South American opossum (
Didelphys philander
).
(b)
An Australian bandicoot (
Perameles lagotis
).