- genus Glaucomys
- nounNew World flying squirrels• Syn: ↑Glaucomys• Hypernyms: ↑mammal genus• Member Holonyms: ↑Sciuridae, ↑family Sciuridae• Member Meronyms: ↑American flying squirrel
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genus Glaucomys
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Glaucomys sabrinus — Flying squirrel Fly ing squir rel (? or ?). (Zo[ o]l.) One of a group of squirrels, of the genus {Glaucomys} (formerly {Pteromus} and {Sciuropterus} [1913 Webster]), especially {Glaucomys volans} and {Glaucomys sabrinus}, having parachute like… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Glaucomys volans — Flying squirrel Fly ing squir rel (? or ?). (Zo[ o]l.) One of a group of squirrels, of the genus {Glaucomys} (formerly {Pteromus} and {Sciuropterus} [1913 Webster]), especially {Glaucomys volans} and {Glaucomys sabrinus}, having parachute like… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Glaucomys — noun New World flying squirrels • Syn: ↑genus Glaucomys • Hypernyms: ↑mammal genus • Member Holonyms: ↑Sciuridae, ↑family Sciuridae • Member Meronyms: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
mammal genus — noun a genus of mammals • Hypernyms: ↑genus • Hyponyms: ↑Tachyglossus, ↑genus Tachyglossus, ↑Zaglossus, ↑genus Zaglossus, ↑Ornithorhynchus, ↑genus Ornithorhynchus, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
New World flying squirrel — New World flying squirrels Temporal range: Middle Pleistocene Recent Glaucomys volans Scientific classification Kingdom … Wikipedia
Northern flying squirrel — Conservation status Least Concern ( … Wikipedia
Southern flying squirrel — Taxobox name = Southern Flying Squirrel image width = 300px status = LR/lc status system = iucn2.3 regnum = Animalia phylum = Chordata classis = Mammalia infraclassis = Eutheria superordo = Euarchontoglires ordo = Rodentia subordo = Sciuromorpha… … Wikipedia
List of mammals in the United States — This is a list of the mammal species recorded in the United States. There are 424 mammal species in the United States, of which 3 are critically endangered, 15 are endangered, 23 are vulnerable, and 2 are near threatened.3 of the species listed… … Wikipedia
List of rodents — The class Mammalia (the mammals) is divided into two subclasses based on reproductive techniques: egg laying mammals (the monotremes); and mammals which give live birth. The latter subclass is divided into two infraclasses: pouched mammals (the… … Wikipedia
flying squirrel — 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. [1605 15] * * * Any member of two distinct groups of rodents that are able… … Universalium
