English Dictionary

flying lemur

名詞

A colugo, having membranes between the front and hind legs similar to those of flying squirrels.

日本語の意味

コルーゴ：前肢と後肢の間に皮膜を持ち、滑空する能力を有する哺乳類。ただし、実際の分類上はサルではなく、独自の分類群（Dermoptera）に属する。

The flying lemur glided silently between the rainforest trees as dusk settled.

夕暮れが訪れると、前脚と後脚の間に膜を持つムササビに似た動物は熱帯雨林の木々の間を音もなく滑空した。

意味（1）

A colugo, having membranes between the front and hind legs similar to those of flying squirrels.

Flying lemurs do not fly (they glide) and are not lemurs: the nature of their relationship to primates (and to bats and treeshrews, with which they also share characteristics) is the subject of ongoing debate and research.

flying lemurs （ plural ）