wurbagool
Definitions
An Indian flying fox (Pteropus medius, syn. Pteropus giganteus), found throughout south Asia.
Examples
“My attention was one morning directed to a colony of flying foxes (Pteropus edwardsii) […] The natives call⟳ this bat the “wurbagool.””
“You see⟳, my lord, I get⟳ rheumatic pains in my leg sometimes, and the bone of a wurbagool tied round the ankle with a string of a black cow's hair is, they say⟳, the best cure.”
CEFR level
B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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