'Galleopithecus volans' definitions:

Definition of 'Galleopithecus volans'

From: GCIDE
  • 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}. [1913 Webster]