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Gliding mammals, like flying squirrels, sugar gliders and colugos are pretty impressive creatures, with some capable of flying up to 300 feet in a single jump between trees.
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Jason Daley, Smithsonian, 10 Aug. 2017
Gliding mammals, like flying squirrels, sugar gliders and colugos are pretty impressive creatures, with some capable of flying up to 300 feet in a single jump between trees.
—Jason Daley, Smithsonian, 11 Aug. 2017
Jason Daley, Smithsonian, 10 Aug. 2017
Gliding mammals, like flying squirrels, sugar gliders and colugos are pretty impressive creatures, with some capable of flying up to 300 feet in a single jump between trees.
—Jason Daley, Smithsonian, 11 Aug. 2017
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Etymology
perhaps from a language of the Philippines
First Known Use
1702, in the meaning defined above
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“Colugo.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/colugo. Accessed 19 Apr. 2024.
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