colugo

co·lu·go

 (kə-lo͞o′gō)

n. pl. co·lu·gos

See flying lemur.

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[Of Malayan origin.]

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colugo

(kəˈluːɡəʊ)

n, pl -gos

(Animals) another name for flying lemur

[from a native word in Malaya]

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fly′ing le′mur

n.

either of two lemurlike mammals of the SE Asian genus Cynocephalus, having broad folds of skin on both sides of the body to aid in gliding from tree to tree.

[1880–85]

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Noun

1.

colugo - 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 flying cat, flying lemur eutherian, eutherian mammal, placental, placental mammal - mammals having a placenta; all mammals except monotremes and marsupials Cynocephalus, genus Cynocephalus - type genus of the family Cynocephalidae Cynocephalus variegatus - a variety of flying lemur

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Translations

colugodermópterolémur volador

colugo