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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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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.
She remembers travelling across the river on the flying fox set up by the bridge workers to transport people and materials across the water.
This year will see the introduction of the flying fox, a 100 metre glide across the grounds by the Boy Scouts.
Scientists now say that the world's largest fruit bat, known locally as a flying fox, was the culprit.
We had a wire cable across the river with a flying fox on it.

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