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flattie

/ ˈڱæɪ /

noun

  1. informal.
    a flounder or other flatfish
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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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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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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