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anomalure

anomalure noun: a rodent of any species of the family Anomaluridae, having membranes between their front and hind legs like those of a flying squirrel, found in central Africa.

anomalure: a rodent of any species of the family Anomaluridae, having membranes between their front and hind...
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Noun

anomalure (plural anomalures)

  1. A rodent of any species of the family Anomaluridae, having membranes between their front and hind legs like those of a flying squirrel, found in central Africa
    Synonyms:
    anomalurid, scaly-tailed squirrel

Synonyms of anomalure

Forms of anomalure

pluralanomalures

Origin of anomalure

From Ancient Greek ἀνώμαλος (anṓmalos, “anomalous”) + οὐρά (ourá, “tail”).

Questions about anomalure

What does anomalure mean?
Anomalure means a rodent of any species of the family Anomaluridae, having membranes between their front and hind legs like those of a flying squirrel, found in central Africa.
What part of speech is anomalure?
Anomalure is a noun.
What is the plural of anomalure?
The plural of anomalure is anomalures.

Words near anomalure in the dictionary

  1. anomalous
  2. anomalous water
  3. anomalously
  4. anomalousness
  5. anomals
  6. anomalure
  7. anomalures
  8. anomalurid
  9. anomalurids
  10. anomaly
  11. anomanolide

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