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flying lemur

n.
Any of various mammals of the order Dermoptera of Southeast Asia that are sustained in gliding leaps by a wide, fur-covered membrane extending from each side of the body. They are not closely related to true lemurs. Also called colugo.
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flying lemur

n
(Animals) either of the two arboreal mammals of the genus Cynocephalus, family Cynocephalidae, and order Dermoptera, of S and SE Asia. They resemble lemurs but have a fold of skin between the limbs enabling movement by gliding leaps. Also called: colugo
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fly′ing le′mur


n.
either of two lemurlike mammals of the SE Asian genus Cynocephalus, having broad folds of skin on both sides of the body to aid in gliding from tree to tree.
[1880–85]
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.flying lemur - arboreal nocturnal mammal of southeast Asia and the Philippines resembling a lemur and having a fold of skin on each side from neck to tail that is used for long gliding leapsflying lemur - arboreal nocturnal mammal of southeast Asia and the Philippines resembling a lemur and having a fold of skin on each side from neck to tail that is used for long gliding leaps
colugo, flying cat
eutherian, eutherian mammal, placental, placental mammal - mammals having a placenta; all mammals except monotremes and marsupials
Cynocephalus, genus Cynocephalus - type genus of the family Cynocephalidae
Cynocephalus variegatus - a variety of flying lemur
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