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flying cat

PRIMARY MEANINGS OF: flying cat

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n
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
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n
East Indian flying squirrel
FULL DEFINITIONS OF: flying cat
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n 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

Synonyms:
colugo, flying lemur
Types:
Cynocephalus variegatus
a variety of flying lemur
Type of:
eutherian, eutherian mammal, placental, placental mammal
mammals having a placenta; all mammals except monotremes and marsupials
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n East Indian flying squirrel

Synonyms:
Petaurista petaurista, flying marmot, taguan
Type of:
Asiatic flying squirrel
nocturnal rodent of Asia having furry folds of skin between forelegs and hind legs enabling it to move by gliding leaps
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