flying fox - Wiktionary, the free dictionary

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flying fox (plural flying foxes)

1. A large Australasian bat, of the genera Pteropus or Acerodon in the family Pteropodidae, having a fox-like face.

   Hypernyms: fruit bat, megabat

2. Any bat of the family Pteropodidae (see Usage notes).
4. A cyprinid fish of species Epalzeorhynchos kalopterus.
5. A device consisting of a chair suspended on a pulley, and running along a length of cable, used for transporting across ravines etc.

   Synonym: zipline

6. A cable-operated gyroscopic camera that is suspended on a ropeway, used in filming motion pictures and sporting events.

• According to some sources, "flying fox" may be used to refer to the whole family, whereas others use the common terms "fruit bat" or "megabat" to refer to the family. In other languages, the corresponding terms may have different coverages; see e.g. German and Finnish in the translation table.

• giant golden-crowned flying fox

• Australian Kriol: flain foks