Flathead (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

noun, plural (especially collectively) flat·head, (especially referring to two or more kinds or species) flat·heads.
  1. any of several scorpaenoid fishes of the family Platycephalidae, chiefly inhabiting waters of the Indo-Pacific region and used for food.
noun
  1. a flat screw head.
noun
  1. a member of an Indigenous people of northwest Montana.
  2. a member of a confederated nation of Salish and Kootenay peoples, established in 1855 and located in northwest Montana.
  3. a member of the Chinook people.
adjective
  1. of or relating to any of the peoples historically known as Flathead or to their languages.
noun
  1. 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.
noun plural -head or -heads
  1. any Pacific scorpaenoid food fish of the family Platycephalidae, which resemble gurnards
Flathead (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

More Definitions