HyperDic: flying_squirrel

English > 1 sense of the expression *flying squirrel*:
NOUN	animal	flying squirrel, flying phalanger, flying opossum	nocturnal 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
Meaning	nocturnal phalangers that move with gliding leaps using parachute-like folds of skin along the sides of the body.
Synonyms	flying phalanger, flying opossum
Member of	Petaurus, genus Petaurus	A genus of Phalangeridae
Narrower	flying mouse	tiny flying phalanger
Broader	phalanger, opossum, possum	small furry Australian arboreal marsupials having long usually prehensile tails