flatties

/ ˈflætɪz /

plural noun

1. another word for flats

Example Sentences

Their best defense is camouflage: crab spiders perfectly mimic the coloration of flower petals, and flatties are practically invisible against lichen-covered rocks.

From Scientific American

The coastal halibut fishery started Sunday, and it should be productive as populations of the giant flatties remain relatively stable.

From Seattle Times

Bravo recently released a short film starring Alison Pill, and she is working on a TV show and a feature—all flatties.

From The New Yorker

This can entail weeks of meetings, phone calls, and test shoots designed to help directors unlearn much of what they know about two-dimensional films—or “flatties,” as V.R. triumphalists sometimes call them.

From The New Yorker

To capture flatties for the new experiments, Yanoviak and his team climbed trees in the Panamanian jungle, where they climbed trees and popped plastic bags over any spiders that betrayed themselves by scuttling away.

From National Geographic