colugo Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun arboreal nocturnal mammal of southeast Asia and the Philippines resembling a lemur and having a fold of skin on each side from neck to tail that is used for long gliding leaps
    flying lemur; flying cat.

WordNet

Co*lu"go noun
Etymology
Prob. an aboriginal name.
Definitions
  1. (Zoöl.) 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.

Webster 1913