flying lemur

American  

noun

1. 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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flying lemur British  

noun

1. Also called: colugo.  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

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Etymology

Origin of flying lemur

First recorded in 1880–85