ALL meanings of flathead
flat·head
F f - noun plural flathead any of several scorpaenoid fishes of the family Platycephalidae, chiefly inhabiting waters of the Indo-Pacific region and used for food. 1
- noun flathead a river in SE British Columbia and NW Montana, flowing S to Flathead Lake and S and W to the Clark Fork River. 240 miles (385 km) long. 1
- noun flathead A member of certain North American Indian peoples such as the Chinook, Choctaw, and Salish, named from their supposed practice of flattening their children’s heads artificially. 1
- noun flathead Any fish in the Platycephalidae family. 0
- noun flathead A type of screw designed to fit in a countersink so that it sits flush with a surface. 0
- noun flathead (automotive) A type of engine that has the valves placed in the engine block beside the piston, instead of in the cylinder head, as in an overhead valve engine. 0
- noun flathead any Pacific scorpaenoid food fish of the family Platycephalidae, which resemble gurnards 0
- noun flathead a member of any of various North American Indian peoples believed to have practiced head flattening of infants 0
- noun flathead a Salish people of NW Montana that is not known to have practiced head flattening 0