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What is a flying fox?

What is a flying fox? Here are some definitions.

Noun
  1. A large Australasian bat, of the genera Pteropus or Acerodon in the family Pteropodidae, having a fox-like face.
  2. Any bat of the family Pteropodidae (see Usage notes).
  3. The cyprinid fish Epalzeorhynchos kalopterus.
  4. A device consisting of a chair suspended on a pulley, and running along a length of cable, used for transporting across ravines etc.
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The entrance at the north end on West Street has ample parking, a children's play area, a skate board park and a flying fox.
Scientists now say that the world's largest fruit bat, known locally as a flying fox, was the culprit.
The bat they studied was the gray-headed flying fox, about the size of a small chihuahua and sporting a nearly four-foot wingspan.
Where distributions overlap, a camp site may be shared by two or three flying fox species at a time.
With a bit of luck one of Simon's team will take the only sane option and grease the handle of the flying fox just before he gets on.
The existence of chinkara, flying fox, wolf, clawless otter, leopard cat and long-tailed tree mouse is doubtful, says the report.

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