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flathead

flathead

3 7.9
A fish with a flat head that lives in warm coastal waters
  • noun
  • Australian
translation icon : pescado plano
  • West is acting refuge manager for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service at the National Bison Range, which is in the middle of the Flathead Indian Reservation.
  • flathead catfish
  • fish for flathead

Brendan, Jay, today we're going to be throwing noodles under the powerhouse dam in search for some giant Flathead catfish.

Examples

  • The fisherman was excited to catch a large flathead while fishing in the ocean.

  • - What happened to your flathead?

    American Graffiti (1973)

  • Bison were returned to Montana's Flathead Valley in the 1870s.

    Academic text (1994)

  • But I'm beside Jake and I turn I see this giant catfish head coming towards me, big old Flathead catfish.

  • Such a regulation change would allow catfishermen to again catch and use their favored bait on set lines for flatheads.

    Blog text (9)

  • PHOTO: Bison wander across a weedy area of the National Bison Range on the Flathead Indian reservation in Montana.

    Academic text (1994)

  • Last summer, we saw a group of flatheads swimming near the coral reef during our dive.

  • During the fishing competition, several anglers reported catching flatheads along the coast.

Synonyms

Platycephalidae
vsflathead
  • Specialized
9.9

Sea fish with flat heads that live on the sea floor, mainly in the Indo-Pacific

is one single species within that family rather than the entire group

Compounds

flathead catfish
  • US
7.0

A large catfish with a wide flat head and a lower jaw that sticks out

Surface Forms

flathead singular
flatheads plural

Morphology

flathead = flat + head (transparent) = flat + head

A direct descriptive compound: a fish whose head is flat; B1 learners can infer the meaning from 'flat' + 'head'.

Etymology

Flathead is a simple compound of flat 'level' and head 'top of the body', and it paints an easy picture: a fish with a wide, very flat forehead. So a flathead fish is named for the flat shape of its head.