Category:Roussette

Rous*sette", n. Etym: [f.; -- so called in allusion to the color. See Russet.]

1. (zoöl.)

Defn: 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. (zoöl.)

Defn: any small shark of the genus scyllium; -- called also dogfish. See dogfish.