flying fox en · NOUN
Pronunciation
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Meanings
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A large Australasian bat, of the genera Pteropus or Acerodon in the family Pteropodidae, having a fox-like face.
In the small hours came the fetid smell of a flying-fox colony.
1937, Ion L. Idriess, Over the Range, Sydney: Angus and Robertson, published 1947, page 64:
- Any bat of the family Pteropodidae (see Usage notes).
- A cyprinid fish of species Epalzeorhynchos kalopterus.
- A device consisting of a chair suspended on a pulley, and running along a length of cable, used for transporting across ravines etc.
- A cable-operated gyroscopic camera that is suspended on a ropeway, used in filming motion pictures and sporting events.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| flying foxes | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
giant golden-crowned flying fox
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Translations (45)
ms keluang (bat of the genera Pteropus or Acerodon) · nl vleerhond (bat of the genera Pteropus or Acerodon) · fj beka (bat of the genera Pteropus or Acerodon) · vo pterop (bat of the genera Pteropus or Acerodon) · fr renard volant (bat of the genera Pteropus or Acerodon) · hi गादुर (bat of the genera Pteropus or Acerodon) · cs kaloň (bat of the genera Pteropus or Acerodon) · ga ialtóg na meas (bat of the genera Pteropus or Acerodon) · tyz ca cào (bat of the genera Pteropus or Acerodon) · xda wannagan (bat of the genera Pteropus or Acerodon) · vi dơi quạ (bat of the genera Pteropus or Acerodon) · km ជ្រឹង (bat of the genera Pteropus or Acerodon) · de Eigentlicher Flughund (bat of the genera Pteropus or Acerodon) · ca guineu voladora (bat of the genera Pteropus or Acerodon) · es zorro volador (bat of the genera Pteropus or Acerodon) · fi kuonobarbi (fish Epalzeorhynchos kalopterus) · pl tyrolka (device consisting of a chair suspended on a pulley) · tpi blakbokis (bat of the genera Pteropus or Acerodon) · ko 날여우박쥐 (bat of the genera Pteropus or Acerodon) · fi lenkko (bat of the genera Pteropus or Acerodon) · msn qërët (bat of the genera Pteropus or Acerodon) · hu repülőkutya (bat of the genera Pteropus or Acerodon) · pt raposa voadora (bat of the genera Pteropus or Acerodon) · el ιπτάμενη αλεπού (bat of the genera Pteropus or Acerodon) · ru тарза́нка (device consisting of a chair suspended on a pulley) · aoe keim (bat of the genera Pteropus or Acerodon) · wrr ganben (bat of the genera Pteropus or Acerodon) · mi retirere (device consisting of a chair suspended on a pulley) · cmn 狐蝠 (bat of the genera Pteropus or Acerodon) · my လင်းဆွဲ (bat of the genera Pteropus or Acerodon) · fi lentävä koira (bat of the genera Pteropus or Acerodon) · ru лету́чая лиси́ца (bat of the genera Pteropus or Acerodon) · bi flaengfoks (bat of the genera Pteropus or Acerodon) · id kalong (bat of the genera Pteropus or Acerodon) · hi चमगादड़ (bat of the genera Pteropus or Acerodon) · fi köysirata (device consisting of a chair suspended on a pulley) · nl vliegende hond (bat of the genera Pteropus or Acerodon) · ro vulpe zburătoare (bat of the genera Pteropus or Acerodon) · pl rudawka (bat of the genera Pteropus or Acerodon) · ja 大蝙蝠 (bat of the genera Pteropus or Acerodon) · pl grubowarg złotopręgi (fish Epalzeorhynchos kalopterus) · pl grubowarg lisi (fish Epalzeorhynchos kalopterus) · cmn 纜道 /缆道 (device consisting of a chair suspended on a pulley) · rop flain foks (bat of the genera Pteropus or Acerodon) · uk крила́н (bat of the genera Pteropus or Acerodon)