Definition of "colugo" [co•lu•go]

• See flying lemur. (noun)

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• "(Eurekalert.) Scientists had recognized just two species of these enigmatic mammals, the Sunda colugo and the Philippine colugo."
• "However, the new findings show that the Sunda colugo, found only in Indochina and Sundaland, including the large islands of Borneo, Sumatra, and Java, actually represents at least three separate species."
• "The colugo, or so-called ‘flying lemur’, of the south-east Asian forests resembles the flying squirrels and flying phalangers, except that the tail, as well as the arms and legs, is included in the support structure of the flight membrane."