sciuropterus

sciuropterus
\\ˌsī(y)əˈräptərəs\ noun
Usage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin, from Greek skiouros squirrel + New Latin -pterus
: a genus of flying squirrels including only the polatouche of northern Europe and Asia and occurring in several geographic races but formerly including all the smaller Old and New World flying squirrels — compare glaucomys, petaurista

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Sciuropˈterus noun
(Gr pteron wing) a former genus of flying squirrels
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Main Entry:sciurine

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  • Sciuropterus volans — Polatouche Po la touche , n. [F.] (Zo[ o]l.) A flying squirrel ({Sciuropterus volans}) native of Northern Europe and Siberia; called also {minene}. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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  • Polatouche — Po la touche , n. [F.] (Zo[ o]l.) A flying squirrel ({Sciuropterus volans}) native of Northern Europe and Siberia; called also {minene}. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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