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flying fox meaning in Tamil

பறக்கும் நரி

flying fox in Tamil: பறக்கும் நரி. In English, flying fox means a large Australasian bat, of the genera Pteropus or Acerodon in the family Pteropodidae, having a fox-like face.

Tamil words for flying fox

பறக்கும் நரி

English meaning of flying fox

  1. noun A large Australasian bat, of the genera Pteropus or Acerodon in the family Pteropodidae, having a fox-like face.
  2. noun Any bat of the family Pteropodidae (see Usage notes).
  3. noun A cyprinid fish of species Epalzeorhynchos kalopterus.
  4. noun A device consisting of a chair suspended on a pulley, and running along a length of cable, used for transporting across ravines etc.

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What is the meaning of flying fox in Tamil?
Flying fox in Tamil is பறக்கும் நரி.
flying fox என்பதன் தமிழ் அர்த்தம் என்ன?
Flying fox: பறக்கும் நரி.
What does flying fox mean in English?
Flying fox means a large Australasian bat, of the genera Pteropus or Acerodon in the family Pteropodidae, having a fox-like face.

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Tamil words from Tamil Wiktionary: flying fox (page history and authors). English meanings adapted from Wiktionary: flying fox (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the Tamil words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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