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colugo n.【動物;動物學】貓猴〔東南亞樹居的一種哺乳動物〕(=...

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The fact that the patagium stretches right to the tip of the tail , and to the tips of the fingers and toes , suggests that the colugos are more deeply committed to the gliding way of life than other mammalian gliders 貓猴的翼膜覆蓋了它的尾巴,甚至延伸到它的指尖和腳趾,這一事實告訴我們,它比其它任何一種會滑翔的哺乳動物更依賴于這種滑翔的生活方式。

The affinities of the tree shrews and the colugos , to each other and to the rest of the mammals , are subject to dispute and uncertainty 樹?和貓猴之間、以及這兩者與其它哺乳動物之間緊密的聯系成了爭論的焦點,而且尚無定論。

To be a baby colugo peeping over the edge of a warm , furry hammock sounds appealing 作為一個貓猴寶寶,躲在溫暖的皮毛吊床里,從邊緣向外窺探大千世界,這樣的生活聽上去讓人神往。

Colugos resemble marsupials in that their young are born early in embryonic development 像有袋動物一樣,貓猴的寶寶在胚胎發育早期就出生。

There is a lesson in that very fact , and it is the lesson of the colugo ' s tale 我們將用一節來討論這個事實,這一節就是《貓猴的故事》 。