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  • proper noun A taxonomic genus within the family Platysteiridae.

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Examples

  • Batis and the people of Gaza rejoiced, thinking he had been killed.

    Alexander the Great Philip Freeman 2011

  • Alexander now took Batis, still alive, lashed his ankles with leather thongs, tied him to his own chariot, and pulled him through the rocky desert around the city of Gaza until long after he was dead.

    Alexander the Great Philip Freeman 2011

  • Alexander now took Batis, still alive, lashed his ankles with leather thongs, tied him to his own chariot, and pulled him through the rocky desert around the city of Gaza until long after he was dead.

    Alexander the Great Philip Freeman 2011

  • Alexander now took Batis, still alive, lashed his ankles with leather thongs, tied him to his own chariot, and pulled him through the rocky desert around the city of Gaza until long after he was dead.

    Alexander the Great Philip Freeman 2011

  • A badly wounded but still defiant Batis was brought before Alexander, who threatened him with cruel punishments if he would not bow down before him.

    Alexander the Great Philip Freeman 2011

  • Batis and the people of Gaza rejoiced, thinking he had been killed.

    Alexander the Great Philip Freeman 2011

  • Batis and the people of Gaza rejoiced, thinking he had been killed.

    Alexander the Great Philip Freeman 2011

  • A badly wounded but still defiant Batis was brought before Alexander, who threatened him with cruel punishments if he would not bow down before him.

    Alexander the Great Philip Freeman 2011

  • A badly wounded but still defiant Batis was brought before Alexander, who threatened him with cruel punishments if he would not bow down before him.

    Alexander the Great Philip Freeman 2011

  • Cladium jamaicensis, Typha dominguensis, Salicornia bigelovi, and Batis maritima can also be found in association with the dominant species.

    Petenes mangroves 2009

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