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Flying squirrel
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What's The Definition Of Flying squirrel?
[n] nocturnal phalangers that move with gliding leaps using parachute-like folds of skin along the sides of the body
Synonyms | Synonyms for Flying squirrel: flying opossum | flying phalanger Related Terms | Find terms related to Flying squirrel: See Also | flying mouse | genus Petaurus | opossum | Petaurus | phalanger | possum Flying squirrel In Webster's Dictionary \Fly"ing squir"rel\ (? or ?). (Zo["o]l.)
One of a group of squirrels, of the genera {Pteromus} and
{Sciuropterus}, having parachute-like folds of skin extending
from the fore to the hind legs, which enable them to make
very long leaps.
Note: The species of Pteromys are large, with bushy tails,
and inhabit southern Asia and the East Indies; those of
Sciuropterus are smaller, with flat tails, and inhabit
the northern parts of Europe, Asia, and America. The
American species {(Sciuropterus volucella)} is also
called Assapan. The Australian flying squrrels, or
flying phalangers, are marsupials. See {Flying
phalanger} (above).
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