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Definition of kalong in English: kalongnoun ˈkɑːlɒŋ-läNG A flying fox found in SE Asia and Indonesia. Genus Pteropus, family Pteropodidae, in particular the large flying fox (P. vampyrus) Example sentencesExamples - It is said that when a man dies, the god Kala comes flying down at night on a kalong to take the man's soul and disappears with it.
- While eating a large fruit picked from a tree, the kalong takes up a position which, although certainly very comfortable, appears to us as very clumsy.
Origin Early 19th century: from Javanese. Definition of kalong in US English: kalongnoun-läNG A flying fox found in Southeast Asia and Indonesia. Genus Pteropus, family Pteropodidae, in particular the large flying fox (P. vampyrus) Example sentencesExamples - While eating a large fruit picked from a tree, the kalong takes up a position which, although certainly very comfortable, appears to us as very clumsy.
- It is said that when a man dies, the god Kala comes flying down at night on a kalong to take the man's soul and disappears with it.
Origin Early 19th century: from Javanese. |