English Explanatory Dictionary

wurbagool

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. An Indian flying fox (Pteropus medius, syn. Pteropus giganteus), found throughout south Asia.

Word forms

wurbagool wurbagools

Etymology

Compare Marathi वडवागूळ (vaḍvāgūḷ) or वडवाघूळ (vaḍvāghūḷ), explained in Molesworth's dictionary as "वड & वागूळ from वल्गुली S Because it takes up its abode in the वड tree. But, preferably, वड instead of वन or वन्य Wild—the Wild bat, as contrad. from the House- bat." The retroflex consonant ड (ḍa) might be mistaken for (or at least transcribed as) the English letter r, which is realized as a retroflex approximant for some English speakers.

Synonyms

greater Indian fruit bat
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