English Explanatory Dictionary

sky puppy

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A bat, especially one of the cutest and furriest kinds of large bat, such as a fruit bat (flying fox).

Word forms

sky puppy sky puppies

Etymology

The nickname comes from their resemblance to dogs in various respects, which is largely explainable by their phylogenetic relation to dogs; and sky because they can fly.

Related words

sky daddy
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