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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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