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co·lu·go

 (kə-lo͞o′gō)
n. pl. co·lu·gos
See flying lemur.
[Of Malayan origin.]
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colugo

(kəˈluːɡəʊ)
n, pl -gos
(Animals) another name for flying lemur
[from a native word in Malaya]
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fly′ing le′mur


n.
either of two lemurlike mammals of the SE Asian genus Cynocephalus, having broad folds of skin on both sides of the body to aid in gliding from tree to tree.
[1880–85]
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.colugo - arboreal nocturnal mammal of southeast Asia and the Philippines resembling a lemur and having a fold of skin on each side from neck to tail that is used for long gliding leapscolugo - arboreal nocturnal mammal of southeast Asia and the Philippines resembling a lemur and having a fold of skin on each side from neck to tail that is used for long gliding leaps
flying cat, flying lemur
eutherian, eutherian mammal, placental, placental mammal - mammals having a placenta; all mammals except monotremes and marsupials
Cynocephalus, genus Cynocephalus - type genus of the family Cynocephalidae
Cynocephalus variegatus - a variety of flying lemur
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Translations
colugodermópterolémur volador
colugo
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