rousette

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noun

Any of a number of species of fruit bat, of the genus Rousettus.

OriginFrench roussette ← Old French reddish →
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Meanings

nounrousette (plural rousettes)

plural rousettes

  1. Any of a number of species of fruit bat, of the genus Rousettus.

Origin

  1. Old Frenchreddish
  2. Frenchroussette“flying fox”
  3. Englishrousette

From French roussette (“flying fox”), from Old French reddish. Doublet of roussette and russet.

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Translations

French rousette
  • rousettebat of the genus Rousettus
German Höhlenflughund
  • Höhlenflughundbat of the genus Rousettus

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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Cite this entry
APA

rousette. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rousette

MLA

“rousette.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rousette. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “rousette,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rousette.

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