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rousette

/ɹuːˈzɛt/

rousette noun: any of a number of species of fruit bat, of the genus Rousettus.

Noun

rousette (plural rousettes)

  1. Any of a number of species of fruit bat, of the genus Rousettus.

Forms of rousette

pluralrousettes

Origin of rousette

From French roussette (“flying fox”), from Old French reddish. Doublet of roussette and russet.

Words formed from rousette

  • bare-backed rousette (Rousettus spinalatus
  • Comoro rousette
  • Egyptian rousette
  • Geoffroy's rousette
  • Leschenault's rousette
  • Linduan rousette
  • long-haired rousette
  • Madagascan rousette

Questions about rousette

What does rousette mean?
Rousette means any of a number of species of fruit bat, of the genus Rousettus.
What part of speech is rousette?
Rousette is a noun.
How do you pronounce rousette?
Rousette is pronounced /ɹuːˈzɛt/.
What is the plural of rousette?
The plural of rousette is rousettes.

Words near rousette in the dictionary

  1. rousers
  2. rouses
  3. Rouses Point
  4. rousest
  5. rouseth
  6. rousette
  7. rousettes
  8. Rousey
  9. Rouseys
  10. Roush
  11. Roushes

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