flying squirrel
English
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Noun
[edit]flying squirrel (plural flying squirrels)
- Any of 43 species of squirrel-like rodents, which glide from tree to tree:
- The tribe Pteromyini within the family Sciuridae, which are true squirrels.
- The family Anomaluridae, which are only distantly related to the squirrels.
Derived terms
[edit]- New World flying squirrel (Glaucomys spp.)
- Siberian flying squirrel (Pteromys volans)
- lesser pygmy flying squirrel (Petaurillus emiliae)
- northern flying squirrel (Glaucomys sabrinus)
- red giant flying squirrel (Petaurista petaurista)
- southern flying squirrel (Glaucomys volans)
- Beecroft's flying squirrel (Anomalurus beecrofti)
- Lord Derby's scaly-tailed flying squirrel (Anomalurus derbianus)
- Pel's flying squirrel (Anomalurus pelii)
- dwarf scaly-tailed squirrel (Anomalurus pusillus)
- pygmy scaly-tailed flying squirrel (Idiurus zenkeri)
- spotted giant flying squirrel (Petaurista elegans)
Translations
[edit]squirrel
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