Fruit (slang) fruit" (and rarely "old tin of fruit") to the 1920s in Britain possibly deriving from the phrase "fruit of the womb". In the United States, however, both "fruit" and "fruitcake" are seen as negative with fruitcake likely originating from "nutty as a fruitcake" (a crazy person). A costermonger was a street seller of fruit and vegetables. The term, which derived from the words "costard" (a type of apple) and "monger", i.e. "seller", came to be particularly associated with the "barrow boys" of London who would sell their produce from a wheelbarrow or wheeled market stall. Costermongers have existed in London
Azagnyi fruit bat decline. Azagnyi fruit bat The Azagnyi fruit bat ("Megaloglossus azagnyi"), also called the western Woermann’s fruit bat, is a species of megabat found in Africa. It was described as a new species in 2012. Its description was the result of a taxonomic split of the Woermann's bat, which was previously the monotypic representative of the genus "Megaloglossus". Its species name ""azagnyi"" is derived from Azagny National Park in Ivory Coast. Azagny National Park is the type locality for the species. It is a relatively small frugivorous bat species, weighing . Its forearm length is . Its fur is uniformly dark