"roussette" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: roussettes [plural]
Etymology: French, in allusion to the color. See russet. Etymology templates: {{uder|en|fr|-}} French Head templates: {{en-noun}} roussette (plural roussettes)
  1. Any of certain fruit bats:
    Any Mauritian flying fox (Pteropus niger, syn. Pteropus vulgaris) inhabiting islands of the Indian Ocean.
    Categories (lifeform): Bats, Carcharhiniform sharks
    Sense id: en-roussette-en-noun-spPhv5O~ Disambiguation of Bats: 37 37 26 Disambiguation of Carcharhiniform sharks: 30 35 35 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English undefined derivations, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 40 40 19 Disambiguation of English undefined derivations: 30 36 34 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 37 35 28 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 40 40 21
  2. Any of certain fruit bats:
    Any flying fox of genus Rousettus.
    Categories (lifeform): Bats, Carcharhiniform sharks
    Sense id: en-roussette-en-noun-KGLxVqKT Disambiguation of Bats: 37 37 26 Disambiguation of Carcharhiniform sharks: 30 35 35 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English undefined derivations, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 40 40 19 Disambiguation of English undefined derivations: 30 36 34 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 37 35 28 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 40 40 21
  3. Any small shark of the genus Scylliorhinus (syn. Scyllium); a dogfish. Categories (lifeform): Bats, Carcharhiniform sharks
    Sense id: en-roussette-en-noun-sgkwi9Cn Disambiguation of Bats: 37 37 26 Disambiguation of Carcharhiniform sharks: 30 35 35 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English undefined derivations, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 40 40 19 Disambiguation of English undefined derivations: 30 36 34 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 37 35 28 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 40 40 21

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