sky puppy

noun

A bat, especially one of the cutest and furriest kinds of large bat, such as a fruit bat (flying fox).

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Meanings

nounsky puppy (plural sky puppies)

plural sky puppies

  1. colloquialdiminutivehumorousnicknameA bat, especially one of the cutest and furriest kinds of large bat, such as a fruit bat (flying fox).

Origin

The nickname comes from their resemblance to dogs in various respects, which is largely explainable by their phylogenetic relation to dogs; and sky because they can fly.

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APA

sky puppy. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sky%20puppy

MLA

“sky puppy.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sky%20puppy. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “sky puppy,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sky%20puppy.

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