Colugo \Co*lu"go\, n. [Prob. an aboriginal name.] (Zool.)
A peculiar East Indian mammal ({Galleopithecus volans}),
having along the sides, connecting the fore and hind limbs, a
parachutelike membrane, by means of which it is able to make
long leaps, like the flying squirrel; -- called also {flying
lemur}.
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