Meaning Of The Word Flying squirrel

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Flying squirrel Meaning

Flying squirrel Definition
Flying squirrel Definition

What's The Definition Of Flying squirrel?

flying squirrel in American English
any of a number of squirrels (esp. genus Glaucomys) with winglike folds of skin attached to the legs and body, which enable them to make long, gliding leaps
noun: any of various nocturnal tree squirrels, as Glaucomys volans, of the eastern U.S., having folds of skin connecting the fore and hind legs, permitting long, gliding leaps

flying squirrel in British English
noun: any nocturnal sciurine rodent of the subfamily Petauristinae, of Asia and North America. Furry folds of skin between the forelegs and hind legs enable these animals to move by gliding leaps

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