kalong

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noun

A fruit bat, especially the black-eared flying fox (Pteropus melanotus).

OriginMalay kalong →
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Meanings

nounkalong (plural kalongs)

plural kalongs · alternative kalang

  1. archaicA fruit bat, especially the black-eared flying fox (Pteropus melanotus).

Origin

  1. Malaykalong
  2. Malaykalong
  3. Englishkalong

Borrowed from Malay kalong.

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Cite this entry
APA

kalong. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/kalong

MLA

“kalong.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/kalong. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “kalong,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/kalong.

Source: kalong on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.