- American flying squirrel
- американская летяга (Glaucomys)* * *американская летяга
English-russian biological dictionary. 2013.
English-russian biological dictionary. 2013.
American flying squirrel — noun New World flying squirrels • Hypernyms: ↑squirrel • Hyponyms: ↑southern flying squirrel, ↑Glaucomys volans, ↑northern flying squirrel, ↑Glaucomys sabrinus • Member Holonyms: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
American Red Squirrel — Taxobox name = American Red Squirrel status = LR/lc status system = iucn2.3 image width = 250px regnum = Animalia phylum = Chordata classis = Mammalia ordo = Rodentia familia = Sciuridae genus = Tamiasciurus species = T. hudsonicus binomial =… … Wikipedia
Flying squirrel — Squirrel Squir rel (skw[ e]r r[e^]l or skw[i^]r ; 277), n. [OE. squirel, OF. esquirel, escurel, F. [ e]cureuil, LL. squirelus, squirolus, scuriolus, dim. of L. sciurus, Gr. si oyros; skia shade + o yra tail. Cf. {Shine}, v. i.] 1. (Zo[ o]l.) Any… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Flying squirrel — Fly ing squir rel (? or ?). (Zo[ o]l.) One of a group of squirrels, of the genus {Glaucomys} (formerly {Pteromus} and {Sciuropterus} [1913 Webster]), especially {Glaucomys volans} and {Glaucomys sabrinus}, having parachute like folds of skin… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
northern flying squirrel — noun large flying squirrel; chiefly of Canada • Syn: ↑Glaucomys sabrinus • Hypernyms: ↑American flying squirrel … Useful english dictionary
southern flying squirrel — noun small large eyed nocturnal flying squirrel of eastern United States • Syn: ↑Glaucomys volans • Hypernyms: ↑American flying squirrel … Useful english dictionary
flying squirrel — any of various nocturnal tree squirrels, as Glaucomys volans, of the eastern U.S., having folds of skin connecting the fore and hind legs, permitting long, gliding leaps. [1605 15] * * * Any member of two distinct groups of rodents that are able… … Universalium
Flying squirrel — Taxobox name =flying squirrels fossil range = Early Oligocene Recent image width = 250px image caption = Northern flying squirrel ( Glaucomys sabrinus ) regnum = Animalia phylum = Chordata subphylum = Vertebrata classis = Mammalia ordo = Rodentia … Wikipedia
Northern flying squirrel — Conservation status Least Concern ( … Wikipedia
Southern flying squirrel — Taxobox name = Southern Flying Squirrel image width = 300px status = LR/lc status system = iucn2.3 regnum = Animalia phylum = Chordata classis = Mammalia infraclassis = Eutheria superordo = Euarchontoglires ordo = Rodentia subordo = Sciuromorpha… … Wikipedia
flying squirrel — noun Date: 1591 either of two small nocturnal North American squirrels (Glaucomys volans and G. sabrinus) with folds of skin connecting the forelegs and hind legs that enable it to make long gliding leaps; also any of various squirrels that… … New Collegiate Dictionary