GALEOPITHECUS
\ɡˈe͡ɪləpˌɪθɛkəs], \ɡˈeɪləpˌɪθɛkəs], \ɡ_ˈeɪ_l_ə_p_ˌɪ_θ_ɛ_k_ə_s]\
Definitions of GALEOPITHECUS
- 1908 - Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary of the English Language
- 1895 - Glossary of terms and phrases
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By Thomas Davidson
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[Gr.] (Zool.) Flying lemur (so called). Fore and hind legs and tail connected by skin extension. It is doubtful whether it should be placed in fam. Lemuroidea, ord. Primates, or at head of ord. Insectivora, though a vegetable feeder. They are nocturnal and arboreal, and sleep hanging by their tails. One spec. , Malacca, Sumatra, Borneo ; another, Philippines.
By Henry Percy Smith
