flying lemur
noun
either of two lemurlike mammals, Cynocephalus variegatus, of southeastern Asia and the East Indies, or C. volans, of the Philippines, having broad folds of skin on both sides of the body to aid in gliding from tree to tree: now rare.
Origin of flying lemur
First recorded in 1880–85
Words nearby flying lemur
flying head,
flying jenny,
flying jib,
flying jib boom,
flying kite,
flying lemur,
flying lizard,
flying machine,
flying mare,
flying moor,
flying mouse
Example sentences from the Web for flying lemur
That the bats and the flying-lemur are descendants of the Insectivora cannot be doubted.
British Dictionary definitions for flying lemur
flying lemur
noun
either of the two arboreal mammals of the genus Cynocephalus, family Cynocephalidae, and order Dermoptera, of S and SE Asia. They resemble lemurs but have a fold of skin between the limbs enabling movement by gliding leaps
Also called: colugo