flying lemurs

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flying lemurs - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Galeopithecus \Ga`le*o*pi*the"cus\
     (g[=a]`l[-e]*[-o]*p[i^]*th[=e]"k[u^]s), n. [NL., fr. Gr.
     gale`h a weasel + pi`qhkos an ape.] (Zool.)
     A genus of flying Insectivora, formerly called flying lemurs
     . See Colugo. galere