flying fox

noun

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The trailer hints at Matangi's magical capabilities when she's seen surrounded by a tornado of flying foxes. Samantha Stutsman, People.com, 29 Nov. 2024 The similarity to bats and flying foxes stops there, however. Joshua Rapp Learn, Discover Magazine, 11 Sep. 2024 Like clockwork, each evening, up to hundreds of these fruit-eating flying foxes, which can reach up to five feet in wingspan, leave the mainland palms for their tiny offshore island habitats, which conveniently dot the coast just beyond the resort. Stephanie Vermillion, Travel + Leisure, 2 Sep. 2024 In eastern Australia, this included the deadly Hendra virus, which the flying foxes shed in their urine and feces. Ari Daniel, NPR, 26 Mar. 2024 See all Example Sentences for flying fox 

Word History

First Known Use

1759, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of flying fox was in 1759

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“Flying fox.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/flying%20fox. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.

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