flying squirrel

noun

any of various nocturnal tree squirrels, as Glaucomys volans, of the eastern U.S., having folds of skin connecting the fore and hind legs, permitting long, gliding leaps.

Origin of flying squirrel

First recorded in 1605–15

Words nearby flying squirrel

flying picket, flying saucer, flying shear, flying-spot, flying squad, flying squirrel, flying start, flying tackle, Flying Tigers, flying wedge, flying wing

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Example sentences from the Web for flying squirrel

But the flying-squirrel is less nimble on his feet than the red or the gray.
Neighbors Unknown|Charles G. D. Roberts
The boy had no means of knowing whether the flying-squirrel was like his red cousin or not in the matter of a taste for meat.
Neighbors Unknown|Charles G. D. Roberts
Indeed, the flying-squirrel has little or no advantage over him, and in speed and nimbleness cannot compare with him at all.
The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 17, No. 101, March, 1866|Various
What was it you shot this time, Alec—a pole-cat or a flying-squirrel?
Told In The Hills|Marah Ellis Ryan

All but paralyzed by exhaustion and by the utter extremity of his fear, the flying-squirrel stopped racing with his wheel.
Neighbors Unknown|Charles G. D. Roberts

British Dictionary definitions for flying squirrel

flying squirrel

noun

any nocturnal sciurine rodent of the subfamily Petauristinae, of Asia and North America. Furry folds of skin between the forelegs and hind legs enable these animals to move by gliding leaps

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单词	flying squirrel
释义	flying squirrel noun any of various nocturnal tree squirrels, as Glaucomys volans, of the eastern U.S., having folds of skin connecting the fore and hind legs, permitting long, gliding leaps. Origin of flying squirrel First recorded in 1605–15 Words nearby flying squirrel flying picket, flying saucer, flying shear, flying-spot, flying squad, flying squirrel, flying start, flying tackle, Flying Tigers, flying wedge, flying wing Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for flying squirrel But the flying-squirrel is less nimble on his feet than the red or the gray. Neighbors Unknown\|Charles G. D. Roberts The boy had no means of knowing whether the flying-squirrel was like his red cousin or not in the matter of a taste for meat. Neighbors Unknown\|Charles G. D. Roberts Indeed, the flying-squirrel has little or no advantage over him, and in speed and nimbleness cannot compare with him at all. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 17, No. 101, March, 1866\|Various What was it you shot this time, Alec—a pole-cat or a flying-squirrel? Told In The Hills\|Marah Ellis Ryan All but paralyzed by exhaustion and by the utter extremity of his fear, the flying-squirrel stopped racing with his wheel. Neighbors Unknown\|Charles G. D. Roberts British Dictionary definitions for flying squirrel flying squirrel noun any nocturnal sciurine rodent of the subfamily Petauristinae, of Asia and North America. Furry folds of skin between the forelegs and hind legs enable these animals to move by gliding leaps Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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