The Collaborative International Dictionary
Galleopithecus volans
Colugo \Co*lu"go\, n. [Prob. an aboriginal name.] (Zo["o]l.) A peculiar East Indian mammal ( Galleopithecus volans), having along the sides, connecting the fore and hind limbs, a parachutelike membrane, by means of which it is able to make long leaps, like the flying squirrel; -- called also flying lemur.