单词 | kalong |
释义 | kalongn. The Malay frugivorous fox-bat ( Pteropus edulis), the largest known bat, found in immense numbers in Java, Sumatra, and adjacent islands, where it is used for food. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > mammals > order Chiroptera or bat > [noun] > suborder Megachiroptera (fruit bat) > genus Pteropus > flying fox flying fox1759 kalong1824 fox-bat1834 Pteropus1890 1824 T. Horsfield Zool. Res. Java The Pteropus rostratus..is far less abundant than the Pteropus javanicus, or Kalong. 1837 Penny Cycl. VII. 27/1 The flight of the Kalong is slow and steady, pursued in a straight line, and capable of long continuance. 1883 Cassell's Nat. Hist. I. 271. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1901; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1824 |
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