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Definition of Flying lemur
1. Noun. Arboreal nocturnal mammal of southeast Asia and the Philippines resembling a lemur and having a fold of skin on each side from neck to tail that is used for long gliding leaps.
Generic synonyms: Eutherian, Eutherian Mammal, Placental, Placental Mammal
Group relationships: Cynocephalus, Genus Cynocephalus
Specialized synonyms: Cynocephalus Variegatus
Definition of Flying lemur
1. Noun. the colugo ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Flying Lemur
Literary usage of Flying lemur
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Vehicles of the Air: A Popular Exposition of Modern Aeronautics with Working by Victor Lougheed (1910)
"... The flying lemur, the "colugo" of the East Indies, has a very loose skin with
peculiarly sleek fur, enabling it to make long sailing leaps like the ..."
2. Habit and Intelligence: A Series of Essays on the Laws of Life and Mind by Joseph John Murphy, ( (1879)
"Darwin on the Flying Squirrel, the flying lemur, and the Bat.—The Bat's wing,
when in the nascent state, probably resembled the parachute of the Flying ..."
3. Animal Locomotion: Or, Walking, Swimming, and Flying, with a Dissertation on by James Bell Pettigrew (1874)
"In the flying lemur the membranous expansion (ab) is more extensive than in the
Flying Dragon (fig. 151 It is supported by the neck, back, and tail, ..."
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