kalong

[ kah-lawng, -long ]

noun
  1. a large flying fox of Southeast Asia.

Origin of kalong

1
Borrowed into English from Javanese around 1815–25

Words Nearby kalong

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How to use kalong in a sentence

  • The largest of these fruit-bats is the kalong, which is found in the islands of the Malay Archipelago.

  • While I was watching their proceedings, kalong slid down the tree and came near me.

    Mark Seaworth | William H.G. Kingston
  • We now stood back to land kalong and his crew, according to the promise made to him.

    Mark Seaworth | William H.G. Kingston
  • Blount and I were to use the two middle paddles, Hassan was to steer, and kalong was to use the bow paddle.

    Mark Seaworth | William H.G. Kingston
  • kalong, I found, had not forgotten the instruction I had attempted to bestow on him while on board the Fraulein.

    Mark Seaworth | William H.G. Kingston

British Dictionary definitions for kalong

kalong

/ (ˈkɑːlɒŋ) /


noun
  1. any fruit bat of the genus Pteropus; a flying fox

Origin of kalong

1
Javanese

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