rousette
English
Etymology
From French roussette (“flying fox”), from Old French reddish. Doublet of roussette and russet.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɹuːˈzɛt/
Noun
rousette (plural rousettes)
Derived terms
- bare-backed rousette (Rousettus spinalatus
- Comoro rousette (Rousettus obliviosus)
- Egyptian rousette (Rousettus aegyptiacus)
- Geoffroy's rousette (Rousettus amplexicaudatus)
- Leschenault's rousette (Rousettus leschenaultii)
- Linduan rousette (Rousettus linduensis)
- long-haired rousette (Rousettus lanosus)
- Madagascan rousette (Rousettus madagascariensis)
Translations
bat of the genus Rousettus
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