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Flying fox

A large Australasian bat, of the genera Pteropus or Acerodon in the family Pteropodidae, having a fox-like face.

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noun
  1. 1

    A large Australasian bat, of the genera Pteropus or Acerodon in the family Pteropodidae, having a fox-like face.

  2. 2

    Any bat of the family Pteropodidae (see Usage notes).

  3. 3

    The cyprinid fish Epalzeorhynchos kalopterus.

  4. 4

    A device consisting of a chair suspended on a pulley, and running along a length of cable, used for transporting across ravines etc.

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