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ˈflying ˈsquirrel
[f. flying ppl. a.]
A name given to two genera (Pteromys and Sciuropterus) of Sciuridæ, which can float through the air by means of an extension of skin connecting their fore and hind limbs.
1624Capt. Smith Virginia ii. 27 A small beast they have they call Assapanick, but we call them flying Squirrels. 1726Adv. Capt. R. Boyle 362 The Flying-Squirrel, with Wings like those of a Bat. 1849Sk. Nat. Hist., Mammalia IV. 14 It is in the possession of a lateral fold of skin, forming, when extended, a parachute..that the flying squirrels are distinguishable from the ordinary group. |