roussette
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Rous·sette
n.
[F.; -- so called in allusion to the color. See Russet.]
1. (Zoöl.) 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. (Zoöl.) Any small shark of the genus Scyllium; -- called also dogfish. See Dogfish.
Barron's Wine Lover's Companion:
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Roussette
[roo-SEHT] Another name for the altesse grape that's cultivated in southeastern France, particularly in the savoie and bugey districts where the wines are, respectively, entitled to the appellations Rousette de Savoie and Rousette de Bugey. Roussette is unrelated to roussanne with which it's sometimes erroneously associated.
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