Meaning

2 senses
  1. Any species of rodent in the genus Idiurus, native to parts of tropical Africa, which have the ability to glide.

  2. An input device like a mouse that can be lifted from a surface and moved in three dimensions.

More definitions
  • tiny flying phalanger

Origin

Compare Russian лету́чая мышь (letúčaja myšʹ, “flying mouse”).

Compare Russian лету́чая мышь (letúčaja myšʹ, “flying mouse”).

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Forms

plural: flying mice
Singularflying mouse
Pluralflying mice

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See also

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