batfishes
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pluralof batfish.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
batfishnounany of the flat-bodied marine fishes of the family Ogcocephalidae found worldwide in tropical and subtropical oceans, including Ogcocephalus vespertilio Brazilian batfish of the coastal western Atlantic Ocean, especially along the coast of Brazil.
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Pancake batfishes have a lure too, a stubby projection that twitches where a nose would be on a mammal face.
From US News ● Jul. 15, 2010
Pancake batfishes are just one example of the rich life beneath the surface of the Gulf of Mexico.
From US News ● Jul. 15, 2010
Yet all pancake batfishes, now three species in total, live in water that could be fouled if Gulf oil heavily taints the Loop Current off Florida’s west coast.
From US News ● Jul. 15, 2010
Pancake batfishes have round, flat bodies with giant heads and mouths they can thrust forward.
From Reuters ● Jul. 8, 2010
Researchers identified new species of pancake batfishes, a flat fish rarely seen because of the dark depths they favor.
From Reuters ● Jul. 8, 2010