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Rareflying fox
The correct spelling is flying fox.
How to pronounce flying fox
noun
Say it like: Feei-ng -fox
The correct spelling is 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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Definition
noun
- 1.A large Australasian bat, of the genera Pteropus or Acerodon in the family Pteropodidae, having a fox-like face.
- 2.Any bat of the family Pteropodidae (see Usage notes).
- 3.The cyprinid fish Epalzeorhynchos kalopterus.
- 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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