roussette (plural roussettes)
Any of certain fruit bats
the Mauritian flying fox (Pteropus niger, syn. Pteropus vulgaris) inhabiting islands of the Indian Ocean.
the genus Rousettus of flying foxes.
Any small shark of the genus Scylliorhinus (syn. Scyllium); the dogfish.
• outsteers, rousettes
Source: Wiktionary
Rous*sette", n. Etym: [F.; -- so called in allusion to the color. See Russet.]
1. (Zoöl.)
Definition: 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.
2. (Zoöl.)
Definition: Any small shark of the genus Scyllium; -- called also dogfish. See Dogfish.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
22 April 2025
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