flying squirrel

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flying squirrel (plural flying squirrels)

  1. Any of 43 species of squirrel-like rodents, which glide from tree to tree:
    1. The tribe Pteromyini within the family Sciuridae, which are true squirrels.
    2. The family Anomaluridae, which are only distantly related to the squirrels.

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