01 n. A fruit bat, especially the large species (Pieropus vulgaris) inhabiting the islands of the Indian ocean. It measures about a yard across …
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A fruit bat, especially the large species (Pieropus vulgaris) inhabiting the islands of the Indian ocean. It measures about a yard across the expanded wings.(Zool.)
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Any small shark of the genus Scyllium; -- called also dogfish. See Dogfish.(Zool.) Also: dogfish See: Dogfish