flying mouse

== English == === Etymology === Compare Russian лету́чая мышь (letúčaja myšʹ, “flying mouse”). === Noun === flying mouse (plural flying mice) Any species of rodent in the genus Idiurus, native to parts of tropical Africa, which have the ability to glide. (computing) An input device like a mouse that can be lifted from a surface and moved in three dimensions. ==== Derived terms ==== long-eared flying mouse (Idiurus macrotis) === Further reading === flying mouse on Wikipedia.Wikipedia Idiurus on Wikispecies.Wikispecies Category:Idiurus on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons