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Glaucomys

noun

New World flying squirrels

• Syn: ↑genus Glaucomys

• Hypernyms: ↑mammal genus

• Member Holonyms: ↑Sciuridae, ↑family Sciuridae

• Member Meronyms: ↑American flying squirrel

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\\ˈglȯkəˌmis\ noun

Usage: capitalized

Etymology: New Latin, from glauc- + -mys

: a genus of mammals comprising the No. American flying squirrels

Useful english dictionary. 2012.