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flying fox

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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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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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