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flying cat

noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

A colugo or flying lemur in the family Cynocephalidae

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

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noun

Meaning 2

East Indian flying squirrel

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: taguan, flying marmot, Petaurista petaurista

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: Asiatic flying squirrel

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noun

Meaning 3

arboreal nocturnal mammal of southeast Asia and the Philippines resembling a lemur and having a fold of skin on each side from neck to tail that is used for long gliding leaps

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: flying lemur, colugo

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: placental, placental mammal, eutherian, eutherian mammal

Narrower terms: Cynocephalus variegatus

History

Etymology

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