Definition of colugo in English:
colugo
nounPlural colugos kəˈluːɡəʊkəˈlo͞oɡō
another term for flying lemur
Example sentencesExamples
- The skull of a colugo is very distinctive, broad and flat in outline and with a nearly complete postorbital process that sets off the eye sockets.
- Bats are thought to be related most closely to the Dermoptera, a small order of mammals (two species) which includes the colugos or ‘flying lemurs’ of the Phillippines.
- Their ancestors might have looked a little like colugos.
- This superorder comprises primates, colugos, bats, and tree shrews.
- However, the many lineages of gliding animals today, including a host of lizards, squirrels, marsupials, and colugos show no signs of turning into flappers anytime soon.
Origin
Late 18th century: of unknown origin.