southern flying squirrel

noun

A nocturnal omnivorous squirrel Glaucomys volans of eastern North America and Central America that glides between trees.

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assapanGlaucomys volans
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Meanings

nounsouthern flying squirrel (plural southern flying squirrels)

plural southern flying squirrels

  1. A nocturnal omnivorous squirrel Glaucomys volans of eastern North America and Central America that glides between trees.

    Synonyms: assapan

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA nocturnal omnivorous squirrel Glaucomys volans of eastern North America and Central America that glides between trees.

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assapan

More synonyms by meaning

nounsmall large-eyed nocturnal flying squirrel of eastern United States

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Glaucomys volans
Broader
American flying squirrel

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

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APA

southern flying squirrel. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/southern%20flying%20squirrel

MLA

“southern flying squirrel.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/southern%20flying%20squirrel. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “southern flying squirrel,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/southern%20flying%20squirrel.

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