"flying lemur" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: flying lemurs [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} flying lemur (plural flying lemurs)
  1. A colugo (family spp.), having membranes between the front and hind legs similar to those of flying squirrels. Categories (lifeform): Colugos Derived forms: Malaysian flying lemur (taxonomic: Galeopterus variegata), Philippine flying lemur (taxonomic: Cynocephalus volans), Sunda flying lemur (taxonomic: Galeopterus variegata)

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