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flying fox

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flying fox: see fruit bat fruit bat, fruit-eating bat found in tropical regions of the Old World. It is relatively large and differs from other bats in the possession of an independent, clawed second digit; it also depends on sight rather than echo-location in maintaining orientation.
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flying fox
1. any large fruit bat, esp any of the genus Pteropus of tropical Africa and Asia: family Pteropodidae
2. Austral and NZ a cable mechanism used for transportation across a river, gorge, etc.


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