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单词 colugo
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Definition of colugo in English:

colugo

nounPlural colugos kəˈluːɡəʊkəˈlo͞oɡō
  • another term for flying lemur
    Example sentencesExamples
    • The skull of a colugo is very distinctive, broad and flat in outline and with a nearly complete postorbital process that sets off the eye sockets.
    • Bats are thought to be related most closely to the Dermoptera, a small order of mammals (two species) which includes the colugos or ‘flying lemurs’ of the Phillippines.
    • Their ancestors might have looked a little like colugos.
    • This superorder comprises primates, colugos, bats, and tree shrews.
    • However, the many lineages of gliding animals today, including a host of lizards, squirrels, marsupials, and colugos show no signs of turning into flappers anytime soon.

Origin

Late 18th century: of unknown origin.

Definition of colugo in US English:

colugo

nounkəˈlo͞oɡō
  • another term for flying lemur
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Bats are thought to be related most closely to the Dermoptera, a small order of mammals (two species) which includes the colugos or ‘flying lemurs’ of the Phillippines.
    • This superorder comprises primates, colugos, bats, and tree shrews.
    • However, the many lineages of gliding animals today, including a host of lizards, squirrels, marsupials, and colugos show no signs of turning into flappers anytime soon.
    • Their ancestors might have looked a little like colugos.
    • The skull of a colugo is very distinctive, broad and flat in outline and with a nearly complete postorbital process that sets off the eye sockets.

Origin

Late 18th century: of unknown origin.

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