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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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"Flying squirrel" Quotes from Famous Books



... the skin of the animal itself. So two large birds seized him from opposite sides with their strong bills, and by tugging and pulling at his fur for several minutes succeeded in stretching the skin between the fore and hind feet until at last the thing was done, and there was the flying squirrel. Then the bird captain, to try him, threw up the ball, when the flying squirrel, with a graceful bound, sprang off the limb and, catching it in his teeth, carried it through the air to another tree-top a ...
— Indian Games and Dances with Native Songs • Alice C. Fletcher



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



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