anomalure

English

Anomalurus derbianus (syn. Anomalurus fraseri)

Etymology

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Ancient Greek ἀνώμαλος (anṓmalos, “anomalous”) + οὐρά (ourá, “tail”)

Noun

anomalure (plural anomalures)

1. A rodent of any species of the family Anomaluridae, having membranes between their front and hind legs like those of a flying squirrel (Sciuridae), found in central Africa

Synonyms

• (rodent in Anomaluridae): scaly-tailed squirrel.

Translations

rodent of the family Anomaluridae

• Finnish: suomuhäntäorava
• Italian: anomaluro m
• Yoruba: àjàò

See also

• Pteromyini (flying squirrel)
• Cynocephalidae (flying lemur, colugo)
• Petauridae (marsupial gliders)
• Acrobatidae (feathertail glider)

Further reading

• anomalure on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Anomaluridae on Wikispecies.Wikispecies