Meanings
nounflying squirrel (plural flying squirrels)
plural flying squirrels
- Any of 43 species of squirrel-like rodents, which glide from tree to tree:
- The tribe Pteromyini within the family Sciuridae, which are true squirrels.
- The family Anomaluridae, which are only distantly related to the squirrels.
Synonyms & antonyms
nounnocturnal phalangers that move with gliding leaps using parachute-like folds of skin along the sides of the body
Similar
flying phalangerflying opossum
Also see
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Translations
Catalan esquirol volador
- esquirol voladorsquirrel
Chinese Mandarin 鸓 /𱊳, 鼯鼠
- 鸓 /𱊳 (lěi)squirrel
- 鼯鼠 (wúshǔ)squirrel
- 飛鼠 /飞鼠 (fēishǔ)squirrel
Czech poletucha
- poletuchasquirrel
Danish flyveegern
- flyveegernsquirrel
Esperanto flugsciuro
- flugsciurosquirrel
Finnish liito-orava, liituri
- liito-oravasquirrel
- liiturisquirrel
- leijurisquirrel
- suomuhäntäoravasquirrel
French écureuil volant, polatouche
- écureuil volantsquirrel
- polatouchesquirrel
German Flughörnchen, Gleithörnchen
- Flughörnchensquirrel
- Gleithörnchensquirrel
Irish iora eitilte
- iora eitiltesquirrel
Italian anomaluro
- anomalurosquirrel
Japanese ムササビ
- ムササビ (musasabi)squirrel
Korean 날다람쥐, 하늘다람쥐
- 날다람쥐 (naldaramjwi)squirrel
- 하늘다람쥐 (haneuldaramjwi)squirrel
Malay tupai terbang
- tupai terbangsquirrel
Polish polatucha
- polatuchasquirrel
Portuguese esquilo voador
- esquilo voadorsquirrel
Russian бе́лка-летя́га
- бе́лка-летя́га (bélka-letjága)squirrel
Spanish ardilla voladora
- ardilla voladorasquirrel
Swedish flygekorre
- flygekorresquirrel
Tagalog giggi
- giggisquirrel
Tamil பறக்கும் அணில்
- பறக்கும் அணில் (paṟakkum aṇil)squirrel
Thai กระรอกบิน
- กระรอกบิน (grà-rɔ̂ɔk-bin)squirrel
Turkish uçan sincap
- uçan sincapsquirrel
Vietnamese sóc bay
- sóc baysquirrel
Welsh gwiwer hedegog
- gwiwer hedegogsquirrel
Cite this entry
APA
flying squirrel. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/flying%20squirrel
MLA
“flying squirrel.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/flying%20squirrel. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “flying squirrel,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/flying%20squirrel.
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