flying fox

noun5

1. •
   A large Australasian bat, of the genera Pteropus or Acerodon in the family Pteropodidae, having a fox-like face.

   • In the small hours came the fetid smell of a flying-fox colony. — 1937
2. •
   Any bat of the family Pteropodidae (see Usage notes).
3. •
   A device consisting of a chair suspended on a pulley, and running along a length of cable, used for transporting across ravines etc.
4. •
   A cable-operated gyroscopic camera that is suspended on a ropeway, used in filming motion pictures and sporting events.
5. •
   A cyprinid fish of species Epalzeorhynchos kalopterus.