Information about the word flying‐fox (English → Esperanto: pteropo)

Synonym: fruit bat

Part of speechcommon noun
Pronunciation/flaɪ̯ɪŋˈfɒks/
Hyphenationfly·ing‐fox

Usage samples

In Victoria more than 2000 flying‐foxes died due to heat stress in what local media described as a “nightmare”.

Translations

Catalanguineu voladora
Czechkaloň
Dutchvliegende hond; vleerhond
Esperantopteropo
Finnishlentäväkoira
Frenchrenard volant
GermanFlughund
Hungarianrepülőkutya
Italianvolpe volante
Malaykalong; keluang
Norwegianflygehund
Polishrudawka
Portugueseraposa‐voadora
Russianлетучая лисица
Spanishzorro volador
Swedishflyghund