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Flying squirrel   /flˈaɪɪŋ skwˈərəl/   Listen
Flying squirrel

noun
1.
Nocturnal phalangers that move with gliding leaps using parachute-like folds of skin along the sides of the body.  Synonyms: flying opossum, flying phalanger.



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American flying squirrel
Asiatic flying squirrel
northern flying squirrel
southern flying squirrel


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"Flying squirrel" Quotes from Famous Books



... talked very loud, but my Wapaypay was leading on, leaning forward on his fleet pony like a flying squirrel on a smooth log! He held his rawhide shield on the right side, a little to the front, and so did I. Our warwhoop was like the coyotes singing in the evening, when ...
— Indian Heroes and Great Chieftains • [AKA Ohiyesa], Charles A. Eastman


Words linked to "Flying squirrel" :   Petaurus, possum, opossum, genus Petaurus, phalanger, flying mouse


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