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flying fox

noun · 6 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A large Australasian bat, of the genera Pteropus or Acerodon in the family Pteropodidae, having a fox-like face.

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Broader terms: fruit bat, megabat

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noun

Meaning 2

Any bat of the family Pteropodidae (see Usage notes).

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noun

Meaning 3

A cyprinid fish of species Epalzeorhynchos kalopterus.

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noun

Meaning 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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Synonyms: zipline

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noun

Meaning 5

A cable-operated gyroscopic camera that is suspended on a ropeway, used in filming motion pictures and sporting events.

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noun

Meaning 6

large bat with a head that resembles the head of a fox

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Broader terms: fruit bat, megabat

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Across languages

Translations

45 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Angal Enen: keim — bat of the genera Pteropus or Acerodon
  • Australian Kriol: flain foks — bat of the genera Pteropus or Acerodon
  • Bislama: flaengfoks — bat of the genera Pteropus or Acerodon
  • Burmese: လင်းဆွဲ (lang:hcwai:) — bat of the genera Pteropus or Acerodon
  • Catalan: guineu voladora — bat of the genera Pteropus or Acerodon
  • Chinese Mandarin: 狐蝠 (húfú) — bat of the genera Pteropus or Acerodon
  • Czech: kaloň — bat of the genera Pteropus or Acerodon
  • Darkinjung: wannagan — bat of the genera Pteropus or Acerodon
  • Dutch: vleerhond — bat of the genera Pteropus or Acerodon
  • Dutch: vliegende hond — bat of the genera Pteropus or Acerodon
  • Fijian: beka — bat of the genera Pteropus or Acerodon
  • Finnish: lentävä koira — bat of the genera Pteropus or Acerodon
  • Finnish: lenkko — bat of the genera Pteropus or Acerodon
  • French: renard volant — bat of the genera Pteropus or Acerodon
  • German: Eigentlicher Flughund — bat of the genera Pteropus or Acerodon
  • Greek: ιπτάμενη αλεπού (iptámeni alepoú) — bat of the genera Pteropus or Acerodon
  • Hindi: गादुर (gādur) — bat of the genera Pteropus or Acerodon
  • Hindi: चमगादड़ (camgādaṛ) — bat of the genera Pteropus or Acerodon
  • Hungarian: repülőkutya — bat of the genera Pteropus or Acerodon
  • Indonesian: kalong — bat of the genera Pteropus or Acerodon
  • Irish: ialtóg na meas — bat of the genera Pteropus or Acerodon
  • Japanese: 大蝙蝠 (ōkōmori) — bat of the genera Pteropus or Acerodon
  • Khmer: ជ្រឹង (crɨng) — bat of the genera Pteropus or Acerodon
  • Korean: 날여우박쥐 (naryeoubakjwi) — bat of the genera Pteropus or Acerodon
  • Malay: keluang — bat of the genera Pteropus or Acerodon
  • Polish: rudawka — bat of the genera Pteropus or Acerodon
  • Portuguese: raposa voadora — bat of the genera Pteropus or Acerodon
  • Romanian: vulpe zburătoare — bat of the genera Pteropus or Acerodon
  • Russian: лету́чая лиси́ца (letúčaja lisíca) — bat of the genera Pteropus or Acerodon
  • Spanish: zorro volador — bat of the genera Pteropus or Acerodon
  • Tày: ca cào — bat of the genera Pteropus or Acerodon
  • Tok Pisin: blakbokis — bat of the genera Pteropus or Acerodon
  • Ukrainian: крила́н (krylán) — bat of the genera Pteropus or Acerodon
  • Vietnamese: dơi quạ — bat of the genera Pteropus or Acerodon
  • Volapük: pterop — bat of the genera Pteropus or Acerodon
  • Vurës: qërët — bat of the genera Pteropus or Acerodon
  • Wardaman: ganben — bat of the genera Pteropus or Acerodon
  • Finnish: kuonobarbi — fish Epalzeorhynchos kalopterus
  • Polish: grubowarg złotopręgi — fish Epalzeorhynchos kalopterus
  • Polish: grubowarg lisi — fish Epalzeorhynchos kalopterus
  • Chinese Mandarin: 纜道 /缆道 (lǎndào) — device consisting of a chair suspended on a pulley
  • Finnish: köysirata — device consisting of a chair suspended on a pulley
  • Māori: retirere — device consisting of a chair suspended on a pulley
  • Polish: tyrolka — device consisting of a chair suspended on a pulley
  • Russian: тарза́нка (tarzánka) — device consisting of a chair suspended on a pulley