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Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913

Flying squirrel

/flī'-ĭng skwẽr'-əl/ · Fly·ing squir·rel · IPA
01 One of a group of squirrels, of the genera Pteromus and Sciuropterus [Outdated], having parachute-like folds of skin extending from the for…
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    One of a group of squirrels, of the genera Pteromus and Sciuropterus [Outdated], having parachute-like folds of skin extending from the fore to the hind legs, which enable them to make very long, gliding leaps.(Zool.) [Outdated]