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flying squirrel

flying squirrel noun: the tribe Pteromyini within the family Sciuridae, which are true squirrels.

flying squirrel: the tribe Pteromyini within the family Sciuridae, which are true squirrels
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Noun

flying squirrel (plural flying squirrels)

  1. The tribe Pteromyini within the family Sciuridae, which are true squirrels.
  2. The family Anomaluridae, which are only distantly related to the squirrels.

flying squirrel meaning in Tamil, Gujarati, Assamese and Tagalog

flying squirrel in Tamil

squirrel
பறக்கும் அணில் paṟakkum aṇil

flying squirrel in Gujarati

squirrel
ઉડાણખિસકોલી uḍāṇkhiskolī

flying squirrel in Assamese

squirrel
বাংকেক baṅkek
More languagesFewer languages
flying squirrel in Malay
tupai terbang
flying squirrel in Thai
กระรอกบิน grà-rɔ̂ɔk-bin
flying squirrel in Vietnamese
sóc bay

Forms of flying squirrel

pluralflying squirrels

Words formed from flying squirrel

Questions about flying squirrel

What does flying squirrel mean?
Flying squirrel means the tribe Pteromyini within the family Sciuridae, which are true squirrels.
What is flying squirrel in Tamil?
Flying squirrel in Tamil is பறக்கும் அணில் (paṟakkum aṇil). See Flying squirrel meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is flying squirrel?
Flying squirrel is a noun.
What is the plural of flying squirrel?
The plural of flying squirrel is flying squirrels.

Words near flying squirrel in the dictionary

  1. flying sports
  2. flying squad
  3. flying squads
  4. flying squid
  5. flying squids
  6. flying squirrel
  7. flying squirrels
  8. flying start
  9. flying starts
  10. flying stationer
  11. flying stationers

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