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flying squirrel
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鸓 is a phono-semantic compound that denotes either a flying squirrel or a mythical bird, depending on the classical context. The phonetic element 畾 on the left imparts the reading "lěi", while the semantic component 鳥 on the right signals a connection to birds or flying creatures. The dual meaning likely arises from an older practice of categorizing any flying animal, gliding mammals among them, as birds. It has no widely recognized simplified form, remaining a rare character in ancient zoological texts and classical dictionaries.
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