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enabled to make flying leaps from tjee to tee ; a f lymg^cat,
colugo, kaguan, or kubeng. flying-limb 'fLai-irj,hm n. [also spelt flyingtlim] a lim or
member of an animal's body, used in flying. flying-line 'fz,ai-irj,lain n. a line attacht to a kite and used
to fly it with; a kite^line; a kite^stging. flying-lizard 'fz,ai-irj,hz3zd n. any lizard of the genus
Draco, as Draco volans, capable of a short parachute^like
leap; a flyingsdragon. flying-machine 'fz,ai-irj-m3,$iin n. a machine or apparatus
designed to fly thru the air, or to enable its user to do so;
an aerodrome ; a hevier?than*air airship ; a flyer. flying-man 'fLai-in,maen n. [plural flyingtmeri} a man who,
by the aid of artificial devices, flies or sails in the air; a
man^bird; an aviator. flying-marmot 'fi,ai-irj,ma:z-m3t n. a taguan or large fly-
mg^squirrel of the genus Pteromys. flying-meet 'ftai-irj,miit n. a meet or meeting at which
flying is carried en, or flyers tested or flown; a flying^
meeting; an aviation^meet ; an aero^meet. flying-meeting 'fLai-irj,:mii-tirj n. a meeting or meet at
tuhich flying is carried en, or flyers tested or flown ; a
flymg-meet ; an aviation^meeting. flying-membrane 'ftai-ir^mem-bzen n. a membrane or fold
of skin used by some animals in flying or in simulating
flight; a patagium.
flying-model 'ftai-irj^edl n. a medel flyer for experi- menting purposes; a miniature flymg^machine. flying-opossum 'fLai-irj-o,pes9m n. a kind of opossum
capable of simulating flight. flying-phalanger 'ftai-irj-fa^aendsaz n. [also spelt flying*
falanger] any one of the petaurists or flying marsupials of
the family Falangistidae, having a parachute4ike fold of
skin aleng the sides, by which they are enabled to take
flying leaps thru the air; a f lyingssquirrel ; the acrobat. flying-plane 'ftai-irj,pi.een n.
1. an aeroplane or aerofoil designed to fly or glide thru the air.
2. an aeroplane f lying^machine ; a aerodrome; an aero- done; an aerodyne; a flyer.
flying-ram 'feai-in^aem n. a fancied aerial war^craft re- calling or named after the ram; an aerial battering-ram.
flying-record 'ftai-irj^ekazd n. same meaning as -flight* record.
flying-robin 'ftai-in^ebin n. the flying-gurnard ; the bate fish.
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