sóc bay

Một con sóc bay đang lượn giữa hai thân cây trong rừng.

Definition

1. Noun:
   • Flying squirrel: A small, nocturnal rodent belonging to the family Sciuridae, characterized by a furry membrane (patagium) stretching between its front and hind legs that allows it to glide between trees.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Sóc bay thường hoạt động vào ban đêm. (Flying squirrels are usually active at night.)
  • Chúng tôi nhìn thấy một con sóc bay lượn từ cây này sang cây khác. (We saw a flying squirrel gliding from one tree to another.)
  • Sóc bay không bay thực sự mà chỉ lượn. (Flying squirrels do not truly fly; they only glide.)

Advanced Usage

• The term is used in zoological and environmental contexts to describe these specific gliding mammals.
  • Sóc bay là một ví dụ tuyệt vời về sự thích nghi với môi trường sống trên cây. (The flying squirrel is an excellent example of adaptation to an arboreal habitat.)

Variants and Related Words

• Sóc bay lông chân (n): A specific description referring to the characteristic fur-covered patagium.
• Sóc bay Úc (n): Sugar glider (a similar gliding marsupial, often referenced colloquially with this term despite being a different species).

Synonyms

• Gliding squirrel: A direct descriptive synonym.
• Sciuropterus: An old scientific genus name, sometimes used in historical texts.

Related Idioms

• There are no common idioms specifically using the term "sóc bay." The term is used literally in biological and general descriptive contexts.