flatties

British  

/ ˈflætɪz /

plural noun

1. another word for flats

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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

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

The scientists gathered more flatties in the Peruvian rain forest, where walkways high in the tree canopy made spider collection relatively easy.

From National Geographic