Flathead

noun

Flat·​head ˈflat-ˌhed 

plural Flatheads or Flathead

1

: a member of any of several North American Indian peoples

2

: an American Indian people of Montana

3

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

Word History

First Known Use

1709, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Geographical Definition

Flathead

geographical name

Flat·​head ˈflat-ˌhed 

river 245 miles (394 kilometers) long in southeastern British Columbia and northwestern Montana flowing south through Flathead Lake (a reservoir in Montana) into the Clark Fork River