"colugo" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /kəˈluːɡoʊ/ Forms: colugos [plural], colugo [plural]
Etymology: From a Malayo-Polynesian language. Etymology templates: {{der|en|poz|-}} Malayo-Polynesian Head templates: {{en-noun|s|colugo}} colugo (plural colugos or colugo)
  1. An arboreal gliding mammal of the family Cynocephalidae native to Southeast Asia. Wikipedia link: colugo Categories (lifeform): Colugos Synonyms: flying lemur Translations (arboreal gliding mammal): 鼯猴 (Chinese Mandarin), kaguaani (Finnish), dermoptère [masculine] (French), galéopithèque (French), Riesengleiter [masculine] (German), repülőmaki (Hungarian), repülőmakifélék [plural] (Hungarian), colugo [masculine] (Italian), kandau (Malay), kubung (Malay), lémur-voador [Portugal, masculine] (Portuguese), lêmure-voador [Brazil, masculine] (Portuguese), colugo [masculine] (Romanian), colugo [masculine] (Spanish), lémur volador (Spanish), dermóptero [masculine] (Spanish), บ่าง (bàang) (Thai)

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