English Explanatory Dictionary

flathead

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Any fish in the family Platycephalidae.
  2. Ellipsis of flathead catfish
  3. A type of screw or bolt designed to fit in a countersink so that it sits flush with a surface.
  4. Synonym of side valve.
noun
  1. One of the Salish people of Washington state and British Columbia.
name
  1. Their Salishan language.

Pronunciation

/ˈflætˌhɛd/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Wodencafe-flathead.wav

Word forms

flathead flatheads

Etymology

From flat + head.

Synonyms

side valve Kalispel-Pend d'Oreille

Derived words

bartailed flathead bartail flathead bigscale flathead bigtooth flathead blackbanded flathead bluespotted flathead Brazilian flathead broadband flathead broadhead flathead brownmargin flathead (Cociella hutchinsi crocodile flathead de Beaufort's flathead deepsea flathead deepwater flathead deep-water flathead dusky flathead dwarf flathead flathead catfish flathead grey mullet flathead mullet flathead screwdriver freespine flathead fringe-eye flathead fringelip flathead ghost flathead giant flathead greenspotted flathead half-spined flathead Harris' flathead longfin flathead) longhead flathead longspine flathead Madagascar flathead marbled flathead McGrouther's flathead midget flathead mud flathead New Zealand flathead northern sand flathead notched flathead olive-tail flathead orangefreckled flathead papillose flathead rock flathead rosy flathead rusty flathead Sainsbury's flathead serrate flathead shortsnout flathead smalleye flathead South African thorny flathead southern bluespotted flathead southern sand flathead spiny flathead spotted flathead Steindachner's flathead tentacled flathead thorny flathead tiger flathead toothy flathead

Translations

Finnish: sivuventtiilimoottori
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