Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

kalong

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.09 in modern English

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noun

A fruit bat, especially the black-eared flying fox (Pteropus melanotus).

Archaic

Borrowed from Malay kalong.

kalongs (plural) kalang (alternative)

What does kalong mean?: A fruit bat, especially the black-eared flying fox (Pteropus melanotus).
Where does kalong come from?: Borrowed from Malay kalong.

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