kalong
[ kah-lawng, -long ]
/ ˈkɑ lɔŋ, -lɒŋ /
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noun
a large flying fox of Southeast Asia.
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Origin of kalong
Borrowed into English from Javanese around 1815–25
Words nearby kalong
Kalmar Sound, kalmia, Kalmuck, Kalmykia, Kalmyk Republic, kalong, kalpa, kalpak, kalpis, kalsomine, Kaluga
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kalong
/ (ˈkɑːlɒŋ) /
noun
any fruit bat of the genus Pteropus; a flying fox
Word Origin for kalong
Javanese
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