gale-opithecus

Gale-opithecus

Ga`le-o*pi*the"cus\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ? a weasel + ? an ape.] (Zo["o]l.) A genus of flying Insectivora, formerly called flying lemurs. See Colugo.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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