About The Word Colugo
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Colugo
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What's The Definition Of Colugo?
[n] 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
Synonyms | Synonyms for Colugo: flying cat | flying lemur Related Terms | Find terms related to Colugo: See Also | Cynocephalus | Cynocephalus variegatus | eutherian | eutherian mammal | genus Cynocephalus | placental | placental mammal Colugo In Webster's Dictionary \Co*lu"go\, n. [Prob. an aboriginal name.] (Zo["o]l.)
A peculiar East Indian mammal ({Galleopithecus volans}),
having along the sides, connecting the fore and hind limbs, a
parachutelike membrane, by means of which it is able to make
long leaps, like the flying squirrel; -- called also {flying
lemur}.
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