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flying fox

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: 4.38 in modern English

Syllables
fly-ing -fox
IPA
26
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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

noun

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

noun

A cyprinid fish of species Epalzeorhynchos kalopterus.

noun

A device consisting of a chair suspended on a pulley, and running along a length of cable, used for transporting across ravines etc.

noun

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

Example Sentences

Inflected Forms

flying foxes (plural)

Phrases

giant golden-crowned flying fox

Synonyms

zipline

Questions

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

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