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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
Noun
1. a large fruit bat of tropical Africa and Asia
2. Austral & NZ a platform suspended from an overhead cable, used for transporting people or materials
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


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Additionally, experience with HeV in Australian flying fox populations suggests that where susceptible flying fox species share communal roosts, evidence of infection is seen in in-contact species (8).
Henipavirus in Pteropus vampyrus bats, Indonesia by Daniels, Peter / Emerging Infectious Diseases
The flying fox is "a potentially interesting additional source of cycad exposure," says Spencer.
Guam mystery disease from bat entree? (Troubling Treat) by Milius, S. / Science News
Gallant Fox ('30) was sired by Sir Gallahad III and his great, great grandsire was Flying Fox.
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