From en.wiktionary.org:
** English
*** Etymology
Compare [ru].
*** Noun
[flying mice]
1. Any species of rodent in the genus [Idiurus] , native to parts of tropical Africa, which have the ability to glide .
2. [en] An input device like a mouse that can be lifted from a surface and moved in three dimensions.
3. * {{ quote-newsgroup | en | year=1992 | author=Maurice Sharp | title=INDUSTRY: VPL's MicroCosm - Clarification from VPL | newsgroup=sci.virtual-worlds
|passage=The system I quoted [...] was a full system: 486 PC 8megRAM 140HD, 2
DVI boards, 1 Ascension Bird FLYING MOUSE (6D mouse with 3 buttons, used for
navigation and interaction), 1 VirtualResearch Headmounted display, 1 Logitech
Sonic 6D tracker for headmount, Sense8 software and environment.}}
1. * {{ quote-newsgroup | en | year=1993 | author=ala...@cerritos.edu | title=Help! PC System Configuration | newsgroup=comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware
|passage=My hope is that the system would be as friendly as possible. So, i
like [sic] to know how to start looking into possible I/O devices. i.e.
FLYING MOUSE, voice activated programs, video capture card?...}}
1. * {{ quote-text | en | year=2008 | author=Dan Gookin | title=Troubleshooting Your PC For Dummies | page=165
|passage=Oh, and those wacky nonstandard mice — including the infamous 3D
FLYING MOUSE — they need their own software to do their tricks.}}
**** Derived terms
- [long-eared flying mouse] ( [Idiurus macrotis] )
*** Further reading
- [pedia]
- [Idiurus]
- [Idiurus]
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