flying cat

/flaɪɪŋ kæt/

Other forms: flying cats

Definitions of flying cat

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
   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
2. noun

   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