different between gliding vs colugo

English

Etymology

From glide +? -ing.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /??l??d??/
• Rhymes: -a?d??

Noun

gliding (countable and uncountable, plural glidings)

1. The action or motion of something that glides.
2. The hobby, sport, or act of flying a glider.

Translations

Verb

gliding

1. present participle of glide

Derived terms

• glidingness
• gliding plane

Adjective

gliding (not comparable)

1. That moves or changes with a glide.
2. (employment) Employing flexitime.

   gliding shifts; gliding hours; gliding time

Anagrams

• gilding

English

Etymology

From a Malayo-Polynesian language.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /k??lu??o?/

Noun

colugo (plural colugos or colugo)

1. An arboreal gliding mammal of the family Cynocephalidae native to South-east Asia.

Synonyms

• flying lemur

Translations

Italian

Etymology

From a Malayo-Polynesian language.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ko?lu.?o/
• Rhymes: -u?o
• Hyphenation: co?lù?go

Noun

colugo m (plural colughi)

1. Synonym of cinocefalo

References

• colugo in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana