flathead

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈflætˌhɛd/


Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
flathead /ˈflætˌhɛd/ n ( pl -head, -heads)
  1. any Pacific scorpaenoid food fish of the family Platycephalidae, which resemble gurnards
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
flat′ head′, 
  1. Buildinga flat screw head. See illus. under screw. 

flat•head  (flat′hed′),USA pronunciation n., pl. (esp. collectively) -head,  (esp. referring to two or more kinds or species) -heads. 
  1. Fishany of several scorpaenoid fishes of the family Platycephalidae, chiefly inhabiting waters of the Indo-Pacific region and used for food.
  • flat1 + head 1825–35

Flat•head  (flat′hed′),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Language Varietiesa member of a tribe of Salishan Indians of northwest Montana.
  2. Language Varietiesa Chinook Indian.
  • so called from their supposed practice of flattening their children's heads 1530–40

'flathead' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
flat head - flathead catfish - goujon - Kalispel - mudcat - shovelnose catfish - spoonbill catfish

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