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roussette |
1 definition found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: 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. 2. (Zo["o]l.) Any small shark of the genus {Scyllium}; -- called also {dogfish}. See {Dogfish}.
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