Hypertext Webster Gateway: "Roussette"

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)

Roussette \Rous*sette"\, n. [F.; -- so called in allusion to the
color. See {Russet}.]
1. (Zo["o]l.) 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. (Zo["o]l.) Any small shark of the genus {Scyllium}; --
called also {dogfish}. See {Dogfish}.


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