kalong

[ kah-lawng, -long ]

noun

1. a large flying fox of Southeast Asia.

kalong

/ ˈkɑːlɒŋ /

noun

1. any fruit bat of the genus Pteropus; a flying fox

Word History and Origins

Origin of kalong¹

Borrowed into English from Javanese around 1815–25

Word History and Origins

Origin of kalong¹

Javanese

Example Sentences

How unexpected: We had the amazing opportunity to observe sunset at a mangrove island where one can observe thousands of Kalong Island flying foxes crossing over to the island of Flores, where they feast on fruits all night and return at dawn.

From Washington Post

“DataWind’s tablets can be made in Shenzhen, but not in India, because Shenzhen has a fully developed industry chain,” said a project manager with Kalong Technology, one of the companies, who spoke on the condition that his full name not be used, because he wanted to avoid media attention.

From New York Times

An executive from Kalong Technology, which operates from Hong Kong, also said that his company had manufactured at least 500 A13 tablets for DataWind.

From New York Times

Kalong, ka-long′, n. a general name of the large fruit-bats, flying foxes, &c.

From Project Gutenberg

In whatever direction one turned in the apartment, the eye encountered nothing but birds of variegated plumage, gigantic Kalong bats, monkeys, or else barrels filled with spirits of wine, in which were preserved snakes, fish, and other small inhabitants of the deep.

From Project Gutenberg