flying lemur
either of two lemurlike mammals, Cynocephalus variegatus, of southeastern Asia and the East Indies, or C. volans, of the Philippines, having broad folds of skin on both sides of the body to aid in gliding from tree to tree: now rare.
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Galeopithecus “or the flying lemur” is mentioned in the corresponding discussion in the Origin, Ed.
The Foundations of the Origin of Species | Charles DarwinMr Hooker at once recognised it as a flying lemur, the learned name for which is Galeo-pithecus.
In the Eastern Seas | W.H.G. KingstonNow look at the Galeopithecus or flying lemur, which formerly was falsely ranked amongst bats.
On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection | Charles DarwinThat the bats and the flying-lemur are descendants of the Insectivora cannot be doubted.
British Dictionary definitions for flying lemur
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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