Definition of Kalongs

1. kalong [n] - See also: kalong

Lexicographical Neighbors of Kalongs

kallidin 9
kallidin I
kallidin II
kallidins
kallikrein
kallikrein-kinin system
kallikrein system
kallikreins
kalmia
kalmias
kalmuck
kalokagathia
kalon
kalong
kalongs (current term)
kalonji
kalopsia
kalotype
kalotypes
kaloyer
kaloyers
kalpa
kalpac
kalpacs
kalpak
kalpaks
kalpas
kalpis
kalpises

Literary usage of Kalongs

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Illustrated Natural History by John George Wood (1865)
"As the trees which the kalongs, as these bats are often called, most affect, ... The kalongs do not seem to care much for dark and retired places of abode; ..."

2. Zoological Sketches: A Contribution to the Out-door Study of Natural History by Felix Leopold Oswald (1882)
"The kalongs know what is coming, and are all in a flutter, ready to decamp ... Then a rush ahead,—the kalongs have taken wing and are hurrying off seaward; ..."

3. Wood's Animal Kingdom: Illustrated by John George Wood (1870)
"As the trees which the kalongs, as these bats are often called, most affect, ... The kalongs do not seem to care much for dark and retired places of abode ..."

4. Trespassers: Showing how the Inhabitants of Earth, Air, and Water are by John George Wood (1875)
"Hollow tree-trunks, disused chimneys, clefts in rocks, and similar localities, are their favourite hiding-places. The kalongs, on the 19 ..."

Other Resources:

Search for Kalongs on Dictionary.com!Search for Kalongs on Thesaurus.com!Search for Kalongs on Google!Search for Kalongs on Wikipedia!

Search