flying fox

ˈflaɪɪŋ fɒks

Definition

Definition of flying fox - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

wildlife

TECH.

large tropical fruit-eating bat with a foxlike face

TECH.

We saw a flying fox hanging in a tree at dusk.

fruit bat

megabat

transportation

Rare

cable mechanism used for transportation

Rare

The children enjoyed riding the flying fox across the river.

aerial ropeway

cableway

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cable mechanism used for transportation

Examples of flying fox in a sentence

The sanctuary nurse weighed each rescued flying fox carefully.
The flying fox at the park is very popular.
They installed a flying fox in their backyard.

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French:roussette, tyrolienne, ...
German:Flughund, Seilrutsche, ...
Italian:volpe volante, teleferica, ...
Spanish:zorro volador, cable volador, ...
Portuguese:raposa-voadora, tirolesa, ...
Chinese:果蝠, 滑索, ...
Japanese:オオコウモリ, ジップライン, ...
Arabic:خُفّاشُ الثَّعْلَبِ الطّائِرِ, حبل انزلاق, ...
Hebrew:שׁוּעָל מְעוֹפֵף, אוֹמְגָּה, ...
Russian:летучая лисица, канатная дорога, ...
Ukrainian:летюча лисиця, канатна дорога, ...
Hindi:उड़न लोमड़ी, केबल कार, ...
Bengali:ফ্লাইং ফক্স, কেবল কার, ...
Catalan:ratpenat guineu, tirolina, ...
Czech:kalon, lanovka, ...
Danish:flyvende ræv, svævebane, ...
Dutch:vleerhond, kabelbaan, ...
Greek:ιπτάμενη αλεπού, εναέρια τροχαλία, ...
Hungarian:repülőkutya, drótkötélpálya, ...
Khmer:ប្រចៀវហោះកញ្ជ្រោង, ខ្សែកាបសម្រាប់រអិលឆ្លងកាត់, ...
Korean:큰박쥐, 짚라인, ...
Persian:روباه پرنده, زیپ لاین, ...
Polish:rudawka, tyrolka, ...
Portuguese (BR):raposa-voadora, tirolesa, ...
Romanian:liliac-zburător, tiroliană, ...
Swedish:flyghund, linbana, ...
Thai:ค้างคาวแม่ไก่, ซิปไลน์, ...
Turkish:uçan tilki, zipline, ...
Vietnamese:dơi cáo, dây trượt, ...

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