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Definition: Pieropus vulgaris
Roussette
\Rous*sette"\, n. [F.; -- so called in allusion to the
color. See
Russet.]
1. (Zo["o]l.) A fruit bat, especially the large species
(
Pieropus vulgaris) inhabiting the islands of the Indian
ocean. It measures about a yard across the expanded wings.
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2. (Zo["o]l.) Any small shark of the genus
Scyllium; --
called also
dogfish. See
Dogfish.
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