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flying lemur

flying lemur noun: a colugo (family spp.), having membranes between the front and hind legs similar to those of flying squirrels.

flying lemur: a colugo (family spp.), having membranes between the front and hind legs similar to those of flying...
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Noun

flying lemur (plural flying lemurs)

  1. A colugo (family spp.), having membranes between the front and hind legs similar to those of flying squirrels.
    • Flying lemurs do not fly (they glide) and are not lemurs: the nature of their relationship to primates (and to bats and treeshrews, with which they also share characteristics) is the subject of ongoing debate and research.
    • Another curious animal, which I had met with in Singapore and in Borneo, but which was more abundant here, is the Galeopithecus, or flying lemur. This creature has a broad membrane extending all around its body to the extremities of the toes, and to the point of the rather long tail. This enables...1869, Alfred Russel Wallace, The Malay Archipelago, volume I, London: Macmillan and Co., page 210

flying lemur meaning in Tamil

flying lemur in Tamil

பறக்கும் லெமூர்

Forms of flying lemur

pluralflying lemurs

Words formed from flying lemur

Questions about flying lemur

What does flying lemur mean?
Flying lemur means a colugo (family spp.), having membranes between the front and hind legs similar to those of flying squirrels.
What is flying lemur in Tamil?
Flying lemur in Tamil is பறக்கும் லெமூர். See Flying lemur meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is flying lemur?
Flying lemur is a noun.
What is the plural of flying lemur?
The plural of flying lemur is flying lemurs.

Words near flying lemur in the dictionary

  1. flying kisses
  2. flying knee
  3. flying knees
  4. flying lap
  5. flying laps
  6. flying lemur
  7. flying lemurs
  8. flying like a bird
  9. flying lizard
  10. flying low
  11. flying machine

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