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单词 flying squirrel
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flying squirrel

noun

: either of two small nocturnal North American squirrels (Glaucomys volans and G. sabrinus) with folds of skin connecting the forelegs and hind legs that enable it to make long gliding leaps
also : any of various squirrels that possess a patagium

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web Watch this professional jumper leap off a cliff in Italy wearing a flying squirrel suit! Alexandra Meeks, CNN, 30 June 2022 Most have obvious control surfaces — the skin flaps of the flying squirrel are a good example. New York Times, 26 May 2022 The flying squirrel may be the archetype, and some spiders, lizards and frogs can sail through the air and come in for a soft landing. New York Times, 26 May 2022 Southern species of flying squirrel colonizing Michigan. Christopher Borrelli, Chicago Tribune, 14 May 2022 The list reads like speculative fiction: the Ilin Island cloudrunner, in the Philippines; the Namdapha flying squirrel, in India; the Blanco blind salamander, in Texas. Carolyn Kormann, The New Yorker, 2 Apr. 2022 Those include a baby flying squirrel, a baby fox and bear cubs. Felicia Fonseca, Anchorage Daily News, 24 Oct. 2021 When the fight resumes, Torres gets the upper hand, doing a flying squirrel move off the side of the cage and then grappling the giant man into submission. Sara Netzley, EW.com, 25 Jan. 2022 Those include a baby flying squirrel, a baby fox and bear cubs. Felicia Fonseca, Anchorage Daily News, 24 Oct. 2021 See More

Word History

First Known Use

1591, in the meaning defined above

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