flattie

/ ˈflætɪ /

noun

1. informal,  a flounder or other flatfish

Example Sentences

They became a couple and fell in love sailing on Mr. Wetzel’s Geary 18 sailboat, or “flattie,” Scott Wetzel said.

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Flattie spiders or wall crab spiders, which make up the Selenopidae family, have the fastest leg-driven turning maneuver of any land animal.

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The other half rely on stalking and pouncing, while others, like the flattie spider, are speedy sit-and-wait ambushers.

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Flattie spiders have eight laterigrade, or sideways-moving, legs positioned at different angles to cover all 360 degrees of their bodies.

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The researchers observed that flattie spiders anchor the leg closest to its prey firmly into the ground, creating a leverage point and torque for the spider.

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