Fox bat


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(Zool.) a large fruit bat of the genus Pteropus, of many species, inhabiting Asia, Africa, and the East Indies, esp. P. medius of India. Some of the species are more than four feet across the outspread wings. See Fruit bat.

See also: Fox

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, published 1913 by G. & C. Merriam Co.
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