Phrase guide

flying lemur

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

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

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • 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.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

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noun

Meaning 2

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 cat, colugo

Antonyms: none provided

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

Narrower terms: Cynocephalus variegatus

History

Etymology

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