roussette

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roussette

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French, in allusion to the color. See russet.

noun roussettes

Any Mauritian flying fox (Pteropus niger, syn. Pteropus vulgaris) inhabiting islands of the Indian Ocean.
Any flying fox of genus Rousettus.
Any small shark of the genus Scylliorhinus (syn. Scyllium); a dogfish.

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@misc{roussette_2026,
  title = {roussette},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/roussette},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}