Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A fruit-eating bat of a russet or brownish-red color; hence, any fox-bat of the genus Pteropus or family Pteropodidæ. See cuts under
fruit-bat and Pteropus. - noun Any shark of the family Scylliidæ a dogfish.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Zoöl.) A fruit bat, especially the large species (
Pieropus vulgaris ) inhabiting the islands of the Indian ocean. It measures about a yard across the expanded wings. - noun (Zoöl.) Any small shark of the genus Scyllium; -- called also
dogfish . SeeDogfish .
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun A
fruit bat , especially the large species (Pieropus vulgaris) inhabiting the islands of theIndian Ocean . - noun Any small
shark of thegenus Scyllium; thedogfish .
Etymologies
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French, in allusion to the color. See russet.
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Examples
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Joinville figured one which he found on the large roussette (the flying-fox), and says he had seen another on a bat of the same family.
Ceylon; an Account of the Island Physical, Historical, and Topographical with Notices of Its Natural History, Antiquities and Productions, Volume 1 (of 2) James Emerson Tennent 1836
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Joínville figured one which he found on the large roussette (the flying-fox), and says he had seen another on
Sketches of the Natural History of Ceylon James Emerson Tennent 1836
sionnach commented on the word roussette
a fruit-bat
October 12, 2007
bilby commented on the word roussette
So a dogfish is not a dog but it might be a fruit bat. I hope that's clear enough for you newbies.
January 17, 2024
ruzuzu commented on the word roussette
I thought a fruit bat was a flying fox.
January 18, 2024
bilby commented on the word roussette
Fox-bat, shark, etc.
January 21, 2024