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noun
Any of 43 species of squirrel-like rodents, which glide from tree to tree:
The tribe Pteromyini within the family Sciuridae, which are true squirrels.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
Any of 43 species of squirrel-like rodents, which glide from tree to tree:
The family Anomaluridae, which are only distantly related to the squirrels.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
nocturnal phalangers that move with gliding leaps using parachute-like folds of skin along the sides of the body
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: flying phalanger, flying opossum
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: phalanger, opossum, possum
Narrower terms: flying mouse
History
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