TAGUAN

taguan, flying marmot, flying cat, Petaurista petaurista

(noun) East Indian flying squirrel

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

From the native name in the East Indies.

Noun

taguan (plural taguans)

flying squirrel

Source: Wiktionary


Tag"u*an, n. Etym: [From the native name in the East Indies.] (Zoöl.)

Definition: A large flying squirrel (Pteromys petuarista). Its body becomes two feet long, with a large bushy tail nearly as long.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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