flathead

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[ˈflathɛd], (Noun)

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- an edible tropical marine fish that has a pointed flattened head with the eyes positioned on the top, typically burrowing in the seabed with just the eyes showing

- a member of some Indigenous peoples of North America such as the Chinook, Choctaw, and Salish, named for their supposed practice of flattening their children's heads artificially

- (of an engine) having the valves and spark plugs in the cylinder block rather than the cylinder head, which is essentially a flat plate

- (of a screw) countersunk


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