Phrase guide
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Each Play button uses your device's default local English voice, or a natural local fallback. The selected voice name appears after playback. This is synthesized speech, not a source recording.
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noun
Any species of rodent in the genus Idiurus, native to parts of tropical Africa, which have the ability to glide.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
An input device like a mouse that can be lifted from a surface and moved in three dimensions.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences
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noun
tiny flying phalanger
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: flying phalanger, flying opossum, flying squirrel
History
Compare Russian лету́чая мышь (letúčaja myšʹ, “flying mouse”).
