colugo

English - Turkish

Definition of colugo in English Turkish dictionary

Uçan Lemur

colugo = flying lemur.

English - English

Definition of colugo in English English dictionary

An arboreal gliding mammal, of order Dermoptera, native to South-east Asia

A peculiar East Indian mammal (Galleopithecus volans), having along the sides, connecting the fore and hind limbs, a parachutelike membrane, by means of which it is able to make long leaps, like the flying squirrel; called also flying lemur

Related Terms

The colugo

kaguan

Hyphenation

co·lu·go

Synonyms

flying lemur

Etymology

() From a Malayo-Polynesian language.