Definitions for: Colugo

[n] arboreal nocturnal mammal of southeast Asia and the Philippines resembling a lemur and having a fold of skin on each side from neck to tail that is used for long gliding leaps

Webster (1913) Definition: Co*lu"go, n. [Prob. an aboriginal name.] (Zo["o]l.)
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}.

Synonyms: flying cat, flying lemur

See Also: Cynocephalus, Cynocephalus variegatus, eutherian, eutherian mammal, genus Cynocephalus, placental, placental mammal

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