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flying fox
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flying fox
n.
Any of various fruit-eating bats of the suborder Megachiroptera, chiefly inhabiting tropical Africa, Asia, and Australia and having a foxlike muzzle and small, pointed ears.
flying fox
n
1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) any large fruit bat, esp any of the genus Pteropus of tropical Africa and Asia: family Pteropodidae
2. (Engineering / General Engineering) Austral and NZ a cable mechanism used for transportation across a river, gorge, etc.
3. a cable mechanism ridden for fun at an adventure playground, etc.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.flying foxflying fox - large bat with a head that resembles the head of a fox
fruit bat, megabat - large Old World bat of warm and tropical regions that feeds on fruit
genus Pteropus, Pteropus - a genus of Megachiroptera
Translations
flying fox n → pteropo
flying fox n → pteropo


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