roussette

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noun

Any Mauritian flying fox (Pteropus niger, syn. Pteropus vulgaris) inhabiting islands of the Indian Ocean.

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Meanings

nounroussette (plural roussettes)

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.

Origin

French, in allusion to the color. See russet.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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