HyperDic: flying_squirrel

English > 1 sense of the expression flying squirrel:
NOUNanimalflying squirrel, flying phalanger, flying opossumnocturnal phalangers that move with gliding leaps using parachute-like folds of skin along the sides of the body
English > flying squirrel: 1 sense > noun 1, animal
Meaningnocturnal phalangers that move with gliding leaps using parachute-like folds of skin along the sides of the body.
Synonymsflying phalanger, flying opossum
Member ofPetaurus, genus PetaurusA genus of Phalangeridae
Narrowerflying mousetiny flying phalanger
Broaderphalanger, opossum, possumsmall furry Australian arboreal marsupials having long usually prehensile tails

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