kalong

[ kah-lawng, -long ]

/ ˈkɑ lɔŋ, -lɒŋ /

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noun

a large flying fox of Southeast Asia.

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Origin of kalong

Borrowed into English from Javanese around 1815–25

Words nearby kalong

kalmia, Kalmuck, Kalmykia, Kalmyk Republic, kalon, kalong, kalpa, kalpak, kalpis, kalsomine, Kaluga

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How to use kalong in a sentence

The largest of these fruit-bats is the kalong, which is found in the islands of the Malay Archipelago.
The Animal World, A Book of Natural History|Theodore Wood
While I was watching their proceedings, Kalong slid down the tree and came near me.
Mark Seaworth|William H.G. Kingston
We now stood back to land Kalong and his crew, according to the promise made to him.
Mark Seaworth|William H.G. Kingston
Blount and I were to use the two middle paddles, Hassan was to steer, and Kalong was to use the bow paddle.
Mark Seaworth|William H.G. Kingston

Kalong, I found, had not forgotten the instruction I had attempted to bestow on him while on board the Fraulein.
Mark Seaworth|William H.G. Kingston

British Dictionary definitions for kalong

kalong

/ (ˈkɑːlɒŋ) /

noun

any fruit bat of the genus Pteropus; a flying fox

Word Origin for kalong

Javanese

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