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batis

batis noun: any of several passerine birds in the genus Batis, related to wattle-eyes.

batis: any of several passerine birds in the genus Batis, related to wattle-eyes
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Noun

batis (plural batises)

  1. Any of several passerine birds in the genus Batis, related to wattle-eyes.
  2. Any member of the genus Batis of saltworts.

Forms of batis

pluralbatises

Origin of batis

From translingual Batis, the genus in question, itself likely from Ancient Greek βατίς (batís).

Words formed from batis

Questions about batis

What does batis mean?
Batis means any of several passerine birds in the genus Batis, related to wattle-eyes.
What part of speech is batis?
Batis is a noun.
What is the plural of batis?
The plural of batis is batises.

Words near batis in the dictionary

  1. BATIM
  2. batimastat
  3. batin
  4. bating
  5. batino
  6. batis
  7. batises
  8. Batish
  9. batisite
  10. Batista
  11. Batista bomb

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