roussette

English

Etymology

French, in allusion to the color. See russet.

Noun

roussette (plural roussettes)

1. Any of certain fruit bats:
   1. Any Mauritian flying fox (Pteropus niger, syn. Pteropus vulgaris) inhabiting islands of the Indian Ocean.
   2. Any flying fox of genus Rousettus.
2. Any small shark of the genus Scylliorhinus (syn. Scyllium); a dogfish.

Further reading

• “roussette”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.
• “roussette”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
• “roussette”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.

Anagrams

• outsteers, rousettes

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʁu.sɛt/

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Noun

roussette f (plural roussettes)

1. flying fox (mammal)

   Synonym: renard volant

Further reading

• “roussette”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.