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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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