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PRONUNCIATION OF FLYING LEMUR

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF FLYING LEMUR

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Flying lemur is a noun.
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WHAT DOES FLYING LEMUR MEAN IN ENGLISH?

flying lemur

Colugo

Colugos /kəˈluːɡoʊ/ are arboreal gliding mammals that are found in Southeast Asia. Just two extant species make up the entire family Cynocephalidae /ˌsaɪnəsɛˈfɑːlɨdiː/ and order Dermoptera. They are the most capable gliders of all gliding mammals, using flaps of extra skin between their legs to glide from higher to lower locations. They are also known as cobegos or flying lemurs, though they are not true lemurs.

Definition of flying lemur in the English dictionary

The definition of flying lemur in the dictionary is either of the two arboreal mammals of the genus Cynocephalus, family Cynocephalidae, and order Dermoptera, of S and SE Asia. They resemble lemurs but have a fold of skin between the limbs enabling movement by gliding leaps Also called: colugo.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE FLYING LEMUR

flying doctor
flying dragon
Flying Dutchman
flying field
flying fish
flying fortress
flying fox
flying frog
flying gurnard
flying jib
flying lizard
flying machine
flying mare
flying officer
flying phalanger
flying picket
flying saucer
flying squad
flying squirrel
flying start

WORDS THAT END LIKE FLYING LEMUR

Amur
bemurmur
demur
femur
friction murmur
heart murmur
lemur
murmur
Namur
remurmur
ring-tailed lemur
smur
testamur
Timur

Synonyms and antonyms of flying lemur in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «flying lemur» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF FLYING LEMUR

Find out the translation of flying lemur to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of flying lemur from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «flying lemur» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

飞狐猴
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

lémur volador
570 millions of speakers

English

flying lemur
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

उड़ान बंदर
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

تحلق الليمور
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

летать лемур
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

lêmure voador
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

উড়ন্ত লামুর
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

lémurien volant
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Lemur terbang
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

fliegende Lemuren
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ヒヨケザル
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

비행 여우 원숭이
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Lemur kloter
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

vượn cáo bay
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

எலுமிச்சை பறக்கும்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

फ्लाइंग लेमुर
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Uçan lemur
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

lemure volante
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

latający lemur
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

літати лемур
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

lemur zbor
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

φέρουν κερκοπίθηκος
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

vlieg maki
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

flygande lemur
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

flygende lemur
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of flying lemur

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «FLYING LEMUR»

The term «flying lemur» is normally little used and occupies the 129.797 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about flying lemur

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «FLYING LEMUR»

Discover the use of flying lemur in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to flying lemur and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Mammalogy: Adaptation, Diversity, Ecology
Using dental morphology, Stafford and Szalay (2000) argued that two genera should be recognized—the Philippine flying lemur (C. volans) and Sunda flying lemur (G. variegatus). In this text, we retain the traditional nomenclature, however .
‎2007
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Flying Lemur
"In this book, young readers will learn about the diet, life cycle, behavior and habitat of flying lemurs."--
Dee Phillips, 2013
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The Pituitary Gland: Anterior pituitary
Order : Flying Lemurs (Dermoptera) The exterior shape of the pituitary in the flying lemur or colugo [Cyno- cephalus — Galeopithecus volans) from the Philippines is illustrated in a paper by Krabbe (1942), but its anatomy has thus far never ...
Geoffrey Wingfield Harris, Bernard T. Donovan, 1966
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The Encyclopedia of Animals: A Complete Visual Guide
A female flying lemur usually gives birth to a single, rather undeveloped young and then carries it on her belly until it is weaned. Her gliding membrane can be folded to create a snug pouch for the young, and becomes a hammock when she  ...
Fred Cooke, 2004
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New Scientist
From these results, the elaborate tooth comb of the flying lemurs (Dermoptera) might also be thought to have a fur- grooming function, but the American scientists think this unlikely. Morphologically the flying lemur's comb is different from the ...
6
Flying Lemurs
Discusses the habitat, physical characteristics, food habits, and mating habits of the flying lemur.
Willow Clark, 2012
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Phadaeng Nang Ai:
A flying lemur calls in a set of three. The first call will make a person fall ill, the second will make the person lose consciousness, and the third will make the person die. A flying lemur can also call the dead person's soul back to his body in a ...
Tossa Wajuppa, 1990
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Mammals of Brunei: Sambar, Banteng, Sunda Flying Lemur, ...
Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online.
Source: Wikipedia, 2011
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Elsevier's Dictionary of Mammals
131 Cynopithecus f i 1683 1685 e d f i 1686 e d f i 1687 d i Cynocéphales Lemuri volanti; Galeopithechi Cynocephalus variegatus Primates - Galeopithecidae e Malayan Flying Lemur; Malayan Gliding Lemur; Flying Lemur; Gliding Lemur; ...
Murray Wrobel, 2006
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Kaplan SSAT & ISEE: For Private and Independent School ...
However, contrary to popular belief, the so-called flying lemur is not even a primate, much less a (20) true lemur; it is, in fact, a member of an altogether different order of mammals known as Dermoptera. 1. The style of the passage is most like ...
Joanna Cohen (Ed. M.), Darcy L. Galane, 2012

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «FLYING LEMUR»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term flying lemur is used in the context of the following news items.
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Getting fit the 'JPAN' way
The group also had a glimpse of some of the rare mammals inhabiting the Tabin Wildlife Reserve, such as porcupine, flying lemur, palm civet ... «Daily Express, May 15»
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Zoologger: The clumsy tree-dweller transforms into a gliding ace
Take one look at a flying lemur, or colugo, sitting in a tree and it brings to mind a scrawny kid forced to wear his big brother's hand-me-downs. «New Scientist, May 15»
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Wild and magical Taman Negara: At 130 million years old, it's the …
He also made out, even in the dim, the glide of a Flying Lemur and the spot on a trunk where it landed. Best yet was, from one of Taman ... «InterAksyon, Apr 15»
4
The Sunda flying lemur not what it seems
DESPITE ITS NAME, the Sunda flying lemur (Galeopterus variegatus) is neither a lemur, nor something that can actually fly, but aside from bats, ... «Australian Geographic, Apr 15»
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Colugo (flying lemur): the most accomplished and cutest mammalian …
Also called a flying lemur, despite it's not a lemur, nor can it fly. The colugo's distinguishing hallmark is a gliding membrane (patagium) ... «ZME Science, Mar 15»
6
Creature Feature: The Colugo
And the winner is... the Colugo Flying Lemur! Sci&Tech Editor, Rachel Taylor, tells us more about this awesome animal. Don't forget to vote in ... «Redbrick, Feb 15»
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Kubung Sunda, Mamalia Melayang yang Menginspirasi Olahraga …
Dalam Bahasa Inggris, kubung sunda sering disebut Sunda Flying Lemur, Malayan Flying Lemur, atau Sunda Colugo, satu dari dua spesies ... «Mongabay.co.id, Feb 15»
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In harmony with monsoon music
Instead, they have what might be called Langkawi's Flying Five: the flying lemur, flying lizard, flying frog, flying paradise tree snake and flying ... «The West Australian, Dec 14»
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The Adorably Creepy Gliding Mammal That's Basically Just a Big …
With such a beautifully evolved body, the colugo, also known misleadingly as a flying lemur (more on that later), spends its nights leisurely ... «Wired, Nov 14»
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South Side man goes creative with bones of dead animals
Among his prized possessions: skeletons of a Magellanic penguin from Paraguay and a colugo (a flying lemur) from Indonesia, and the skull of ... «Pittsburgh Post Gazette, Oct 14»

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