Pteropus
/ˈtɛrəpəs/Zoology
noun
A genus of large fruit-eating bats comprising most of the flying foxes; a bat of this genus, a flying fox.
Origin
Early 19th century; earliest use found in Edward Griffith (1790–1858), naturalist. From scientific Latin Pteropus from Hellenistic Greek πτερόπους wing-footed from ancient Greek πτερο- + -πους.