roussette

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

French, in allusion to the color. See russet.

Noun[edit]

roussette (plural roussettes)

  1. Any of certain fruit bats:
    1. Any Mauritian flying fox (Pteropus niger, syn. Pteropus vulgaris) inhabiting islands of the Indian Ocean.
    2. Any flying fox of genus Rousettus.
  2. Any small shark of the genus Scylliorhinus (syn. Scyllium); a dogfish.

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Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ʁu.sɛt/
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Noun[edit]

roussette f (plural roussettes)

  1. flying fox (mammal)
    Synonym: renard volant

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