- flying fox
- noun Date: 1759 fruit bat
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
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Flying Fox — à Jardy vers 1905 Flying Fox Le cheval qui valait un million de francs or (1896 1911) Sommaire 1 Ses origines 2 … Wikipédia en Français
Flying fox — Flying Fly ing, a. [From {Fly}, v. i.] Moving in the air with, or as with, wings; moving lightly or rapidly; intended for rapid movement. [1913 Webster] {Flying army} (Mil.) a body of cavalry and infantry, kept in motion, to cover its own… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Flying fox — Fly ing fox (Zo[ o]l.) 1. a fruit bat of the genus {Pteropus}, which has a head resembling that of a fox. [PJC] 2. the {colugo}. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
flying fox — n a type of ↑bat that lives in hot countries and eats fruit … Dictionary of contemporary English
flying fox — noun count a FRUITBAT … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
flying fox — n. any of a genus (Pteropus, family Pteropodidae) of fruit bats with a foxlike head, living in Africa, Australia, and S Asia … English World dictionary
flying fox — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms flying fox : singular flying fox plural flying foxes a fruitbat … English dictionary
Flying Fox Waterhole — Bild gesucht BW Geographische Lage Western Australia (Australien) … Deutsch Wikipedia
Flying Fox (disambiguation) — Flying Fox can refer to: *Bats of the Genus Pteropus / megabat. *The epalzeorhynchus kallopterus , a tropical species of fish. *An Australianism for Zip line. * Flying Fox 1899 Triple Crown Champion of British Thoroughbred Racing * Flying Foxes… … Wikipedia
Flying Fox Pass — is a locality in the Barren Grounds Nature Reserve, in New South Wales, Australia. Overlooking the Kangaroo Valley, New South Wales, Flying Fox Pass is so named as it was the sight of a Flying Fox used to transport valuable timber from the valley … Wikipedia
Flying Fox of Snowy Mountain — For other uses, see Flying Fox of Snowy Mountain (disambiguation). Flying Fox of Snowy Mountain … Wikipedia
