Flathead

noun Flat·head \-ˌhed\

plural Flatheads or Flathead

Definition of FLATHEAD

: a member of any of several North American Indian peoples that practiced head-flattening

: an American Indian people of Montana

not capitalized : any of a family (Platycephalidae) of mostly Australian and East Indian marine food fishes that resemble sculpins

1709

geographical name Flat·head \ˈflat-ˌhed\

river 245 miles (394 kilometers) SE British Columbia & NW Montana flowing S through Flathead Lake (reservoir in Montana) into Clark Fork

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