English Explanatory Dictionary

rousette

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Any of a number of species of fruit bat, of the genus Rousettus.

Pronunciation

/ɹuːˈzɛt/

Word forms

rousette rousettes

Etymology

From French roussette (“flying fox”), from Old French reddish. Doublet of roussette and russet.

Derived words

bare-backed rousette (Rousettus spinalatus Comoro rousette Egyptian rousette Geoffroy's rousette Leschenault's rousette Linduan rousette long-haired rousette Madagascan rousette
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