colugo

• Ein nachtaktives, baumbewohnendes Säugetier, das in Südostasien und auf den Philippinen lebt und mit einer Gleithaut zwischen Hals und Schwanz große Strecken von Baum zu Baum segeln kann.

A noun referring to an arboreal, nocturnal mammal native to Southeast Asia and the Philippines, resembling a lemur and possessing a membrane of skin extending from its neck to its tail, which enables it to glide long distances between trees.

1. Arboreal gliding mammalC1formal

   A nocturnal mammal native to Southeast Asia and the Philippines, resembling a lemur, with a membrane of skin stretching from its neck to its tail that allows it to glide long distances between trees.

   Colugo

   • The colugo glided silently from one tree to another in the rainforest.
   • Researchers observed a colugo carrying its baby while gliding.
   • Colugos are sometimes called flying lemurs, though they are not true lemurs.

   Synonymeflying lemur