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Re: fruitbats (wasRe: Butterflies)

From:Andreas Johansson <andjo@...>
Date:Thursday, November 10, 2005, 10:16
Quoting Rodlox R <rodlox@...>:

> >From: Yann Kiraly <yann_kiraly@...> > >Reply-To: Constructed Languages List <CONLANG@...> > >To: CONLANG@listserv.brown.edu > >Subject: Re: fruitbats (wasRe: Butterflies) > >Date: Wed, 9 Nov 2005 13:59:09 -0500 > > > >What exactley is a fruitbat? Is it an especialy big bat or does it > >specialise on fruit? > > yes to both. > > they're also known as Flying Foxes (though they aren't related to > foxes...aside from both being mammals)
They're known as _flyghundar_ or _flygande hundar_ ("flight-dogs", "flying dogs") in Swedish. Andreas