flying opossum

flying opossum
noun
nocturnal phalangers that move with gliding leaps using parachute-like folds of skin along the sides of the body
Hypernyms: ↑phalanger, ↑opossum, ↑possum
Hyponyms: ↑flying mouse
Member Holonyms: ↑Petaurus, ↑genus Petaurus

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noun

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