colugo
/kəˈluːɡoʊ/
noun
- A small, tree-dwelling mammal found in Southeast Asia that can glide long distances using a membrane of skin between its legs. Also called a flying lemur, though it is not a true lemur.
- The colugo glided silently from one tree to another in the rainforest.
- We spotted a colugo clinging to a trunk with its large, round eyes.
- Unlike birds, a colugo uses flaps of skin to soar between branches.