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September 10, 2007

A New Word: PATAGIUM

Category: Mammals, Word Play, Writing Life – jj_murphy – 9:29 am

I love watching flying squirrels (Glaucomys sabrinus) on a warm summer night.

They really should be called gliding squirrels, because what allows them to be airborne is a loose flap of skin called the PATAGIUM.

When I think of it, bats also have a patagium. I love watching them on a warm summer night, too.

Dictionary.com also includes some reptiles and insects in this definition.

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