kalong

American

[kah-lawng, -long] / ˈkɑ lɔŋ, -lɒŋ /

noun

a large flying fox of Southeast Asia.

kalong British

/ ˈkɑːlɒŋ /

noun

any fruit bat of the genus Pteropus; a flying fox

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Etymology

Origin of kalong

Borrowed into English from Javanese around 1815–25

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