a kind of bat, whose head and face are like those of a fox
A flying fox is a small cablecar, often propelled by gravity, and used as an item of children's play equipment and more rarely for other purposes. The term flying fox is Australian English and New Zealand English. Similar toys are known as zip-lines (American) or aerial runways (British).
Flying Fox (1896-1911) was a British Thoroughbred racehorse who won the 1899 English Triple Crown Races. He was sired by Orme who in turn was sired by Ormonde, the 1886 Triple Crown winner. Their victories made owner Hugh Grosvenor, 1st Duke of Westminster, the only person to own two English Triple Crown winners.
