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flying lemurs

flying lemurs is the plural of flying lemur.

Meaning of flying lemur

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.

Questions about flying lemurs

What is flying lemurs the plural of?
Flying lemurs is the plural of flying lemur.

Words near flying lemurs in the dictionary

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

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