flying gecko (fliinggek"o)

A kind of gecko lizard, Ptychozoön homa loc epha lum, which has large wing-like expansions of skin on the head, trunk, tail, and limbs, acting as a parachute to sustain the animal during flying leaps. flying-gurnard (fliʻing-gėr"närd), n. A flying fish of the family Cephalacanthidæ or Dactylop terida. Also called flying - robin. See flying -fish (b), and cut under Dactyl opter us. flying-hook (fli'ing-huk), n. The upper or third hook on the line used by fishermen in catching whiting and other small fish. [South Carolina, U. S.1 flying-lemur (fliʻing-lē"mer), n. A mammal of the order Insect i vor a and family Galeopithecidæ. It is provided with an extension of the skin like a parachute, by means of which it makes flying leaps from tree to tree. Its resemblance to a lemur is such that it was formerly referred to the order Primates. It has, however, no special affinities with the lemurs. Galeopithecus volans is a common species of Borneo, Sumatra, Malacca, etc. Also called flying - cat. See cut under Galeopithecus.