See Also: rousette(dictionary)

rousette (iou)



rousette noun. L18.
[French roussette fem. of Old French rousset reddish, from roux red: see -ETTE.]
Any of various Old World fruit-bats of the genus Rousettus, which form large cave-dwelling colonies and feed mainly on nectar and pollen. Also rousette bat, rousette fruit-bat.