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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]
Flying \Fly"ing\, a. [From Fly, v. i.]
Moving in the air with, or as with, wings; moving lightly or
rapidly; intended for rapid movement.
[1913 Webster]
Flying army (Mil.) a body of cavalry and infantry, kept in
motion, to cover its own garrisons and to keep the enemy
in continual alarm. --Farrow.
Flying artillery (Mil.), artillery trained to rapid
evolutions, -- the men being either mounted or trained to
spring upon the guns and caissons when they change
position.
Flying bridge, Flying camp. See under Bridge, and
Camp.
Flying buttress (Arch.), a contrivance for taking up the
thrust of a roof or vault which can not be supported by
ordinary buttresses. It consists of a straight bar of
masonry, usually sloping, carried on an arch, and a solid
pier or buttress sufficient to receive the thrust. The
word is generally applied only to the straight bar with
supporting arch.
Flying colors, flags unfurled and waving in the air; hence:
To come off with flying colors, to be victorious; to
succeed thoroughly in an undertaking.
Flying doe (Zo["o]l.), a young female kangaroo.
Flying dragon.
(a) (Zo["o]l.) See Dragon, 6.
(b) A meteor. See under Dragon.
Flying Dutchman.
(a) A fabled Dutch mariner condemned for his crimes to sail
the seas till the day of judgment.
(b) A spectral ship.
Flying fish. (Zo["o]l.) See Flying fish, in the
Vocabulary.
Flying fox (Zo["o]l.), see Flying fox in the vocabulary.
Flying frog (Zo["o]l.), either of two East Indian tree
frogs of the genus Rhacophorus ({Rhacophorus
nigrapalmatus and Rhacophorus pardalis), having very
large and broadly webbed feet, which serve as parachutes,
and enable it to make very long leaps.
Flying gurnard (Zo["o]l.), a species of gurnard of the
genus Cephalacanthus or Dactylopterus, with very large
pectoral fins, said to be able to fly like the flying
fish, but not for so great a distance.
Note: Three species are known; that of the Atlantic is
Cephalacanthus volitans.
Flying jib (Naut.), a sail extended outside of the standing
jib, on the flying-jib boom.
Flying-jib boom (Naut.), an extension of the jib boom.
Flying kites (Naut.), light sails carried only in fine
weather.
Flying lemur. (Zo["o]l.) See Colugo.
Flying level (Civil Engin.), a reconnoissance level over
the course of a projected road, canal, etc.
Flying lizard. (Zo["o]l.) See Dragon, n. 6.
Flying machine, any apparatus for navigating through the
air, especially a heavier-than-air machine. -- Flying
mouse (Zo["o]l.), the opossum mouse ({Acrobates
pygm[ae]us), a marsupial of Australia. Called also
feathertail glider.
Note: It has lateral folds of skin, like the flying
squirrels, and a featherlike tail. -- Flying party
(Mil.), a body of soldiers detailed to hover about an
enemy. -- Flying phalanger (Zo["o]l.), one of several
species of small marsuupials of the genera Petaurus and
Belideus, of Australia and New Guinea, having lateral
folds like those of the flying squirrels. The sugar
squirrel ({Belideus sciureus), and the ariel ({Belideus
ariel), are the best known; -- called also squirrel
petaurus and flying squirrel. See Sugar squirrel. --
Flying pinion, the fly of a clock. -- Flying sap (Mil.),
the rapid construction of trenches (when the enemy's fire
of case shot precludes the method of simple trenching), by
means of gabions placed in juxtaposition and filled with
earth. -- Flying shot, a shot fired at a moving object,
as a bird on the wing. -- Flying spider. (Zo["o]l.) See
Ballooning spider. -- Flying squid (Zo["o]l.), an
oceanic squid ({Ommastrephes Bartramii syn.
Sthenoteuthis Bartramii), abundant in the Gulf Stream,
which is able to leap out of the water with such force
that it often falls on the deck of a vessel. -- Flying
squirrel (Zo["o]l.) See Flying squirrel, in the
Vocabulary. -- Flying start, a start in a sailing race
in which the signal is given while the vessels are under
way. -- Flying torch (Mil.), a torch attached to a long
staff and used for signaling at night.
[1913 Webster]
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]
Flying squirrel \Fly"ing squir"rel\ (? or ?). (Zo["o]l.)
One of a group of squirrels, of the genus Glaucomys
(formerly Pteromus and Sciuropterus [1913 Webster]),
especially Glaucomys volans and Glaucomys sabrinus,
having parachute-like folds of skin extending from the fore
to the hind legs, which enable them to make very long,
gliding leaps.
[1913 Webster +PJC]
Note: The species of Pteromys are large, with bushy tails,
and inhabit southern Asia and the East Indies; those of
Sciuropterus are smaller, with flat tails, and inhabit
the northern parts of Europe, Asia, and America. The
American species (Sciuropterus volucella) is also
called Assapan. The Australian flying squirrels, or
flying phalangers, are marsupials. See Flying
phalanger (above).
[1913 Webster]
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]
Squirrel \Squir"rel\ (skw[~e]r"r[e^]l or skw[i^]r"-; 277), n.
[OE. squirel, OF. esquirel, escurel, F. ['e]cureuil, LL.
squirelus, squirolus, scuriolus, dim. of L. sciurus, Gr.
si`oyros; skia` shade + o'yra` tail. Cf. Shine, v. i.]
1. (Zo["o]l.) Any one of numerous species of small rodents
belonging to the genus Sciurus and several allied genera
of the family Sciurid[ae]. Squirrels generally have a
bushy tail, large erect ears, and strong hind legs. They
are commonly arboreal in their habits, but many species
live in burrows.
[1913 Webster]
Note: Among the common North American squirrels are the gray
squirrel ({Sciurus Carolinensis) and its black
variety; the fox, or cat, squirrel ({Sciurus cinereus,
or Sciurus niger) which is a large species, and
variable in color, the southern variety being
frequently black, while the northern and western
varieties are usually gray or rusty brown; the red
squirrel (see Chickaree); the striped, or chipping,
squirrel (see Chipmunk); and the California gray
squirrel ({Sciurus fossor). Several other species
inhabit Mexico and Central America. The common European
species ({Sciurus vulgaris) has a long tuft of hair on
each ear. The so-called Australian squirrels are
marsupials. See Petaurist, and Phalanger.
[1913 Webster]
2. One of the small rollers of a carding machine which work
with the large cylinder.
[1913 Webster]
Barking squirrel (Zo["o]l.), the prairie dog.
Federation squirrel (Zo["o]l.), the striped gopher. See
Gopher, 2.
Flying squirrel (Zo["o]l.). See Flying squirrel, in the
Vocabulary.
Java squirrel. (Zo["o]l.). See Jelerang.
Squirrel corn (Bot.), a North American herb ({Dicentra
Canadensis) bearing little yellow tubers.
Squirrel cup (Bot.), the blossom of the Hepatica triloba,
a low perennial herb with cup-shaped flowers varying from
purplish blue to pink or even white. It is one of the
earliest flowers of spring.
Squirrel fish. (Zo["o]l.)
(a) A sea bass ({Serranus fascicularis) of the Southern
United States.
(b) The sailor's choice ({Diplodus rhomboides).
(c) The redmouth, or grunt.
(d) A market fish of Bermuda ({Holocentrum Ascensione).
Squirrel grass (Bot.), a pestiferous grass ({Hordeum
murinum) related to barley. In California the stiffly
awned spikelets work into the wool of sheep, and into the
throat, flesh, and eyes of animals, sometimes even
producing death.
Squirrel hake (Zo["o]l.), a common American hake ({Phycis
tenuis); -- called also white hake.
Squirrel hawk (Zo["o]l.), any rough-legged hawk;
especially, the California species Archibuteo
ferrugineus.
Squirrel monkey. (Zo["o]l.)
(a) Any one of several species of small, soft-haired South
American monkeys of the genus Callithrix. They are
noted for their graceful form and agility. See
Teetee.
(b) A marmoset.
Squirrel petaurus (Zo["o]l.), a flying phalanger of
Australia. See Phalanger, Petaurist, and Flying
phalanger under Flying.
Squirrel shrew (Zo["o]l.), any one of several species of
East Indian and Asiatic insectivores of the genus
Tupaia. They are allied to the shrews, but have a bushy
tail, like that of a squirrel.
Squirrel-tail+grass+(Bot.),+a+grass+({Hordeum+jubatum" rel="nofollow">Squirrel-tail grass (Bot.), a grass ({Hordeum jubatum)
found in salt marshes and along the Great Lakes, having a
dense spike beset with long awns.
[1913 Webster]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]
Squirrel \Squir"rel\ (skw[~e]r"r[~e]l or skw[i^]r"-; 277), n.
[OE. squirel, OF. esquirel, escurel, F. ['e]cureuil, LL.
squirelus, squirolus, scuriolus, dim. of L. sciurus, Gr.
si`oyros; skia` shade + o'yra` tail. Cf. Shine, v. i.]
1. (Zo["o]l.) Any one of numerous species of small rodents
belonging to the genus Sciurus and several allied genera
of the family Sciurid[ae]. Squirrels generally have a
bushy tail, large erect ears, and strong hind legs. They
are commonly arboreal in their habits, but many species
live in burrows.
Note: Among the common North American squirrels are the gray
squirrel ({Scirius Carolinensis) and its black
variety; the fox, or cat, sqirrel ({S. cinereus, or
S. niger) which is a large species, and variable in
color, the southern variety being frequently black,
while the northern and western varieties are usually
gray or rusty brown; the red squirrel (see
Chickaree); the striped, or chipping, squirrel (see
Chipmunk); and the California gray squirrel ({S.
fossor). Several other species inhabit Mexico and
Central America. The common European species ({Sciurus
vulgaris) has a long tuft of hair on each ear. the
so-called Australian squirrels are marsupials. See
Petaurist, and Phalanger.
2. One of the small rollers of a carding machine which work
with the large cylinder.
Barking squirrel (Zo["o]l.), the prairie dog.
Federation squirrel (Zo["o]l.), the striped gopher. See
Gopher, 2.
Flying squirrel (Zo["o]l.). See Flying squirrel, in the
Vocabulary.
Java squirrel (Zo["o]l.). See Jelerang.
Squirrel corn (Bot.), a North American herb ({Dicantra
Canadensis) bearing little yellow tubers.
Squirrel cup (Bot.), the blossom of the Hepatica triloba,
a low perennial herb with cup-shaped flowers varying from
purplish blue to pink or even white. It is one of the
earliest flowers of spring.
Squirrel fish (Zo["o]l.)
(a) A sea bass ({Serranus fascicularis) of the Southern
United States.
(b) The sailor's choice ({Diplodus rhomboides).
(c) The redmouth, or grunt.
(d) A market fish of Bermuda ({Holocentrum Ascensione).
Squirrel grass (Bot.), a pestiferous grass ({Hordeum
murinum) related to barley. In California the stiffly
awned spiklets work into the wool of sheep, and into the
throat, flesh, and eyes of animals, sometimes even
producing death.
Squirrel hake (Zo["o]l.), a common American hake ({Phycis
tenuis); -- called also white hake.
Squirrel hawk (Zo["o]l.), any rough-legged hawk;
especially, the California species Archibuteo
ferrugineus.
Squirrel monkey. (Zo["o]l.)
(a) Any one of several species of small, soft-haired South
American monkeys of the genus Calithrix. They are
noted for their graceful form and agility. See
Teetee.
(b) A marmoset.
Squirrel petaurus (Zo["o]l.), a flying phalanger of
Australia. See Phalanger, Petaurist, and Flying
phalanger under Flying.
Squirrel shrew (Zo["o]l.), any one of several species of
East Indian and Asiatic insectivores of the genus
Tupaia. They are allied to the shrews, but have a bushy
tail, like that of a squirrel.
Squirrel-tail+grass+(Bot.),+a+grass+({Hordeum+jubatum" rel="nofollow">Squirrel-tail grass (Bot.), a grass ({Hordeum jubatum)
found in salt marshes and along the Great Lakes, having a
dense spike beset with long awns.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]
Flying army (Mil.) a body of cavalry and infantry, kept in
motion, to cover its own garrisons and to keep the enemy
in continual alarm. --Farrow.
Flying artillery (Mil.), artillery trained to rapid
evolutions, -- the men being either mounted or trained to
spring upon the guns and caissons when they change
position.
Flying bridge, Flying camp. See under Bridge, and
Camp.
Flying buttress (Arch.), a contrivance for taking up the
thrust of a roof or vault which can not be supported by
ordinary buttresses. It consists of a straight bar of
masonry, usually sloping, carried on an arch, and a solid
pier or buttress sufficient to receive the thrust. The
word is generally applied only to the straight bar with
supporting arch.
Flying colors, flags unfurled and waving in the air; hence:
To come off with flying colors, to be victorious; to
succeed thoroughly in an undertaking.
Flying doe (Zo["o]l.), a young female kangaroo.
Flying dragon.
(a) (Zo["o]l.) See Dragon, 6.
(b) A meteor. See under Dragon.
Flying Dutchman.
(a) A fabled Dutch mariner condemned for his crimes to sail
the seas till the day of judgment.
(b) A spectral ship.
Flying fish. (Zo["o]l.) See Flying fish, in the
Vocabulary.
Flying fox (Zo["o]l.), the colugo.
Flying frog (Zo["o]l.), an East Indian tree frog of the
genus Rhacophorus, having very large and broadly webbed
feet, which serve as parachutes, and enable it to make
very long leaps.
Flying gurnard (Zo["o]l.), a species of gurnard of the
genus Cephalacanthus or Dactylopterus, with very large
pectoral fins, said to be able to fly like the flying
fish, but not for so great a distance.
Note: Three species are known; that of the Atlantic is
Cephalacanthus volitans.
Flying jib (Naut.), a sail extended outside of the standing
jib, on the flying-jib boom.
Flying-jib boom (Naut.), an extension of the jib boom.
Flying kites (Naut.), light sails carried only in fine
weather.
Flying lemur. (Zo["o]l.) See Colugo.
Flying level (Civil Engin.), a reconnoissance level over
the course of a projected road, canal, etc.
Flying lizard. (Zo["o]l.) See Dragon, n. 6.
Flying machine, an apparatus for navigating the air; a form
of balloon. -- Flying mouse (Zo["o]l.), the opossum
mouse ({Acrobates pygm[ae]us), of Australia.
Note: It has lateral folds of skin, like the flying
squirrels. -- Flying party (Mil.), a body of soldiers
detailed to hover about an enemy. -- Flying phalanger
(Zo["o]l.), one of several species of small marsuupials of
the genera Petaurus and Belideus, of Australia and New
Guinea, having lateral folds like those of the flying
squirrels. The sugar squirrel ({B. sciureus), and the
ariel ({B. ariel), are the best known; -- called also
squirrel petaurus and flying squirrel. See Sugar
squirrel. -- Flying pinion, the fly of a clock. --
Flying sap (Mil.), the rapid construction of trenches (when
the enemy's fire of case shot precludes the method of
simple trenching), by means of gabions placed in
juxtaposition and filled with earth. -- Flying shot, a
shot fired at a moving object, as a bird on the wing. --
Flying spider. (Zo["o]l.) See Ballooning spider. --
Flying squid (Zo["o]l.), an oceanic squid ({Ommastrephes,
or Sthenoteuthis, Bartramii), abundant in the Gulf
Stream, which is able to leap out of the water with such
force that it often falls on the deck of a vessel. --
Flying squirrel (Zo["o]l.) See Flying squirrel, in the
Vocabulary. -- Flying start, a start in a sailing race
in which the signal is given while the vessels are under
way. -- Flying torch (Mil.), a torch attached to a long
staff and used for signaling at night.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]
Flying squirrel \Fly"ing squir"rel\ (? or ?). (Zo["o]l.)
One of a group of squirrels, of the genera Pteromus and
Sciuropterus, having parachute-like folds of skin extending
from the fore to the hind legs, which enable them to make
very long leaps.
Note: The species of Pteromys are large, with bushy tails,
and inhabit southern Asia and the East Indies; those of
Sciuropterus are smaller, with flat tails, and inhabit
the northern parts of Europe, Asia, and America. The
American species (Sciuropterus volucella) is also
called Assapan. The Australian flying squrrels, or
flying phalangers, are marsupials. See Flying
phalanger (above).
From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]
flying squirrel
n : nocturnal phalangers that move with gliding leaps using
parachute-like folds of skin along the sides of the body
[syn: flying phalanger, flying opossum]
From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
flying squirrel
n.
Any of 43 species of squirrels, most from the tribe (taxlink
Pteromyini tribe ver=161006) within the family Sciuridae, others from
family Anomaluridae, which glide from tree to tree.
From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]
flying squirrel
n.
Any of 43 species of squirrels, most from the tribe (taxlink
Pteromyini tribe ver=161006) within the family Sciuridae, others from
family Anomaluridae, which glide from tree to tree.
From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]
flying squirrel
n.
Any of 43 species of squirrels, most from the tribe (taxlink
Pteromyini tribe ver=161006) within the family Sciuridae, others from
family Anomaluridae, which glide from tree to tree.
From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]
flying squirrel
n.
Any of 43 species of squirrels, most from the tribe (taxlink
Pteromyini tribe ver=161006) within the family Sciuridae, others from
family Anomaluridae, which glide from tree to tree.
From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
flying squirrel
Englanti n.
''Pteromyini''-heimon laji tai eläin; liito-orava
From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]
flying squirrel /flˈaɪɪŋ skwˈɪɹəl/
[bio] poletucha
From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]
flying squirrel /flˈaɪɪŋ skwˈɪɹəl/
pletucha
From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]
flying squirrel /flˈaɪɪŋ skwˈɪɹəl/
poletucha ([bio.])
From English-suomi FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-fin ]
flying squirrel /flˈaɪɪŋ skwˈɪɹəl/
liito-orava, leijuri, liituri, suomuhäntäorava
squirrel
From English-Hungarian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.1 : [ freedict:eng-hun ]
flying squirrel /flˈaɪɪŋ skwˈɪɹəl/
repülô mókus
From English-日本語 (にほんご) FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-jpn ]
flying squirrel /flˈaɪɪŋ skwˈɪɹəl/
ムササビ
squirrel
From English-Svenska FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-swe ]
flying squirrel /flˈaɪɪŋ skwˈɪɹəl/
flygekorre
squirrel
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