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- noun Plural form of
batfish .
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Examples
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The new species of pancake batfishes are a type of fish rarely seen because they favor dark depths,
chron.com Chronicle 2010
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As most anglerfishes, batfishes have a dorsal fin that is modified into a spine or lure, although their lure excretes a fluid to reel in prey instead of bio-illuminating.
Signs of the Times 2010
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Pancake batfishes have enormous heads and mouths that can thrust forward.
Signs of the Times 2010
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According to a press release issued by the museum, pancake batfishes are members of the anglerfish family Ogcocephalidae, a group of about 70 species of flat bottom-dwellers that often live in deep, perpetually dark waters.
Signs of the Times 2010
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