"flathead" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈflætˌhɛd/ [General-American] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Wodencafe-flathead.wav Forms: flatheads [plural], flathead [plural]
Etymology: From flat + head. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|flat|head}} flat + head Head templates: {{en-noun|s|*}} flathead (plural flatheads or flathead)
  1. Any fish in the family Platycephalidae. Translations (fish): lättäsimppu (Finnish), (kochi) (Japanese), tsiiʼnteelí (Navajo), lubalob (Tagalog), isdambuwaya (Tagalog)
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  2. (US, informal) Short for flathead catfish Tags: US, abbreviation, alt-of, informal Alternative form of: flathead catfish
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  3. (only "flatheads" as plural) A type of screw or bolt designed to fit in a countersink so that it sits flush with a surface. Translations (type of screw): uppokantaruuvi (english: screw) (Finnish), uppokantapultti (english: bolt) (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-flathead-en-noun-SOPZR~7H Disambiguation of 'type of screw': 0 0 99 1
  4. (only "flatheads" as plural) Synonym of side valve. Wikidata QID: Q1928719 Synonyms: side valve [synonym, synonym-of]
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The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Translations (type of engine): sivuventtiilimoottori (Finnish)
Derived forms: bartailed flathead (taxonomic: Platycephalus australis), bartail flathead (taxonomic: Platycephalus indicus), bigscale flathead (taxonomic: Bembras macrolepis), bigtooth flathead (taxonomic: Platycephalus chauliodous), blackbanded flathead (taxonomic: Rogadius patriciae), bluespotted flathead (taxonomic: Platycephalus caeruleopunctatus), Brazilian flathead (alt: Percophis brasiliensis), broadband flathead (taxonomic: Onigocia pedimacula), broadhead flathead (taxonomic: Sunagocia arenicola), brownmargin flathead (Cociella hutchinsi, crocodile flathead (alt: Cymbacephalus beauforti) (taxonomic: Cociella crocodilus), de Beaufort's flathead (alt: Cymbacephalus beauforti), deepsea flathead (taxonomic: Hoplichthys haswelli), deepwater flathead (taxonomic: Platycephalus conatus), deep-water flathead (taxonomic: Bembridae spp.), dusky flathead (taxonomic: Platycephalus fuscus), dwarf flathead (alt: Elates ransonnettii), flathead catfish (alt: Pylodictis olivaris), flathead grey mullet, flathead mullet, flathead screwdriver, freespine flathead (taxonomic: Ratabulus diversidens), fringe-eye flathead (alt: Cymbacephalus nematophthalmus), fringelip flathead (taxonomic: Sunagocia otaitensis), ghost flathead (taxonomic: Hoplichthys spp.), giant flathead (alt: Cymbacephalus beauforti), greenspotted flathead (taxonomic: Bembras megacephala), half-spined flathead (taxonomic: Ratabulus prionotus), Harris' flathead (taxonomic: Inegocia harrisii), longfin flathead) (taxonomic: Bembras longipinnis), longhead flathead (alt: Leviprora inops, Papilloculiceps longiceps), longspine flathead (taxonomic: Platycephalus grandispinis), Madagascar flathead (alt: Papilloculiceps longiceps), marbled flathead (taxonomic: Platycephalus marmoratus), McGrouther's flathead (taxonomic: Rogadius mcgroutheri), midget flathead (taxonomic: Onigocia spinosa), mud flathead (alt: Ambiserrula jugosa), New Zealand flathead (alt: Bembrops morelandi), northern sand flathead (taxonomic: Platycephalus endrachtensis), notched flathead (taxonomic: Onigocia macrocephala), olive-tail flathead (taxonomic: Rogadius asper), orangefreckled flathead (taxonomic: Ratabulus fulviguttatus), papillose flathead (taxonomic: Sunagocia carbunculus), rock flathead (taxonomic: Platycephalus laevigatus), rosy flathead (taxonomic: Parabembras robinsoni), rusty flathead (taxonomic: Inegocia japonica), Sainsbury's flathead (taxonomic: Sunagocia sainsburyi), serrate flathead (taxonomic: Rogadius serratus), shortsnout flathead (taxonomic: Onigocia oligolepis), smalleye flathead (alt: Cymbacephalus bosschei), South African thorny flathead (taxonomic: Ratabulus portuguesus), southern bluespotted flathead (taxonomic: Platycephalus speculator), southern sand flathead (taxonomic: Platycephalus bassensis), spiny flathead (alt: Cymbacephalus parilis), spotted flathead (taxonomic: Cociella punctata), Steindachner's flathead (taxonomic: Platycephalus angustus), tentacled flathead (alt: Papilloculiceps longiceps), thorny flathead (taxonomic: Rogadius pristiger), tiger flathead (taxonomic: Platycephalus richardsoni), toothy flathead (taxonomic: Platycephalus aurimaculatus), twospot flathead (taxonomic: Onigocia bimaculata), ultra-spiny flathead (taxonomic: Hoplichthys acanthopleurus), Welander's flathead (taxonomic: Rogadius welanderi), Western-Australian flathead) (taxonomic: Platycephalus orbitalis), whitefin flathead (alt: Kumococius rodericensis), yellowtail flathead) (taxonomic: Platycephalus westraliae) Disambiguation of 'type of engine': 0 0 0 0

Inflected forms

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      "taxonomic": "Platycephalus australis",
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      "taxonomic": "Platycephalus indicus",
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      "taxonomic": "Bembras macrolepis",
      "word": "bigscale flathead"
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      "taxonomic": "Platycephalus chauliodous",
      "word": "bigtooth flathead"
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      "taxonomic": "Rogadius patriciae",
      "word": "blackbanded flathead"
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      "taxonomic": "Platycephalus caeruleopunctatus",
      "word": "bluespotted flathead"
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      "alt": "Percophis brasiliensis",
      "word": "Brazilian flathead"
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      "taxonomic": "Onigocia pedimacula",
      "word": "broadband flathead"
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    {
      "taxonomic": "Sunagocia arenicola",
      "word": "broadhead flathead"
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    {
      "word": "brownmargin flathead (Cociella hutchinsi"
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      "alt": "Cymbacephalus beauforti",
      "taxonomic": "Cociella crocodilus",
      "word": "crocodile flathead"
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      "alt": "Cymbacephalus beauforti",
      "word": "de Beaufort's flathead"
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      "taxonomic": "Hoplichthys haswelli",
      "word": "deepsea flathead"
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    {
      "taxonomic": "Platycephalus conatus",
      "word": "deepwater flathead"
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    {
      "taxonomic": "Bembridae spp.",
      "word": "deep-water flathead"
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    {
      "taxonomic": "Platycephalus fuscus",
      "word": "dusky flathead"
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    {
      "alt": "Elates ransonnettii",
      "word": "dwarf flathead"
    },
    {
      "alt": "Pylodictis olivaris",
      "word": "flathead catfish"
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    {
      "word": "flathead grey mullet"
    },
    {
      "word": "flathead mullet"
    },
    {
      "word": "flathead screwdriver"
    },
    {
      "taxonomic": "Ratabulus diversidens",
      "word": "freespine flathead"
    },
    {
      "alt": "Cymbacephalus nematophthalmus",
      "word": "fringe-eye flathead"
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    {
      "taxonomic": "Sunagocia otaitensis",
      "word": "fringelip flathead"
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    {
      "taxonomic": "Hoplichthys spp.",
      "word": "ghost flathead"
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    {
      "alt": "Cymbacephalus beauforti",
      "word": "giant flathead"
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    {
      "taxonomic": "Bembras megacephala",
      "word": "greenspotted flathead"
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    {
      "taxonomic": "Ratabulus prionotus",
      "word": "half-spined flathead"
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    {
      "taxonomic": "Inegocia harrisii",
      "word": "Harris' flathead"
    },
    {
      "taxonomic": "Bembras longipinnis",
      "word": "longfin flathead)"
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    {
      "alt": "Leviprora inops, Papilloculiceps longiceps",
      "word": "longhead flathead"
    },
    {
      "taxonomic": "Platycephalus grandispinis",
      "word": "longspine flathead"
    },
    {
      "alt": "Papilloculiceps longiceps",
      "word": "Madagascar flathead"
    },
    {
      "taxonomic": "Platycephalus marmoratus",
      "word": "marbled flathead"
    },
    {
      "taxonomic": "Rogadius mcgroutheri",
      "word": "McGrouther's flathead"
    },
    {
      "taxonomic": "Onigocia spinosa",
      "word": "midget flathead"
    },
    {
      "alt": "Ambiserrula jugosa",
      "word": "mud flathead"
    },
    {
      "alt": "Bembrops morelandi",
      "word": "New Zealand flathead"
    },
    {
      "taxonomic": "Platycephalus endrachtensis",
      "word": "northern sand flathead"
    },
    {
      "taxonomic": "Onigocia macrocephala",
      "word": "notched flathead"
    },
    {
      "taxonomic": "Rogadius asper",
      "word": "olive-tail flathead"
    },
    {
      "taxonomic": "Ratabulus fulviguttatus",
      "word": "orangefreckled flathead"
    },
    {
      "taxonomic": "Sunagocia carbunculus",
      "word": "papillose flathead"
    },
    {
      "taxonomic": "Platycephalus laevigatus",
      "word": "rock flathead"
    },
    {
      "taxonomic": "Parabembras robinsoni",
      "word": "rosy flathead"
    },
    {
      "taxonomic": "Inegocia japonica",
      "word": "rusty flathead"
    },
    {
      "taxonomic": "Sunagocia sainsburyi",
      "word": "Sainsbury's flathead"
    },
    {
      "taxonomic": "Rogadius serratus",
      "word": "serrate flathead"
    },
    {
      "taxonomic": "Onigocia oligolepis",
      "word": "shortsnout flathead"
    },
    {
      "alt": "Cymbacephalus bosschei",
      "word": "smalleye flathead"
    },
    {
      "taxonomic": "Ratabulus portuguesus",
      "word": "South African thorny flathead"
    },
    {
      "taxonomic": "Platycephalus speculator",
      "word": "southern bluespotted flathead"
    },
    {
      "taxonomic": "Platycephalus bassensis",
      "word": "southern sand flathead"
    },
    {
      "alt": "Cymbacephalus parilis",
      "word": "spiny flathead"
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    {
      "taxonomic": "Cociella punctata",
      "word": "spotted flathead"
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    {
      "taxonomic": "Platycephalus angustus",
      "word": "Steindachner's flathead"
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      "alt": "Papilloculiceps longiceps",
      "word": "tentacled flathead"
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      "taxonomic": "Rogadius pristiger",
      "word": "thorny flathead"
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      "taxonomic": "Platycephalus richardsoni",
      "word": "tiger flathead"
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      "taxonomic": "Platycephalus aurimaculatus",
      "word": "toothy flathead"
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    {
      "taxonomic": "Onigocia bimaculata",
      "word": "twospot flathead"
    },
    {
      "taxonomic": "Hoplichthys acanthopleurus",
      "word": "ultra-spiny flathead"
    },
    {
      "taxonomic": "Rogadius welanderi",
      "word": "Welander's flathead"
    },
    {
      "taxonomic": "Platycephalus orbitalis",
      "word": "Western-Australian flathead)"
    },
    {
      "alt": "Kumococius rodericensis",
      "word": "whitefin flathead"
    },
    {
      "taxonomic": "Platycephalus westraliae",
      "word": "yellowtail flathead)"
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          "word": "flathead catfish"
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        "Short for flathead catfish"
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        "(US, informal) Short for flathead catfish"
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          "bolt",
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        "(only \"flatheads\" as plural) A type of screw or bolt designed to fit in a countersink so that it sits flush with a surface."
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      "glosses": [
        "Synonym of side valve."
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        "(only \"flatheads\" as plural) Synonym of side valve."
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          "word": "side valve"
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      "ipa": "/ˈflætˌhɛd/",
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    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "lang_code": "fi",
      "sense": "fish",
      "word": "lättäsimppu"
    },
    {
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "lang_code": "ja",
      "roman": "kochi",
      "sense": "fish",
      "word": "鯒"
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      "code": "nv",
      "lang": "Navajo",
      "lang_code": "nv",
      "sense": "fish",
      "word": "tsiiʼnteelí"
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      "code": "tl",
      "lang": "Tagalog",
      "lang_code": "tl",
      "sense": "fish",
      "word": "lubalob"
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      "code": "tl",
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      "lang_code": "tl",
      "sense": "fish",
      "word": "isdambuwaya"
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      "code": "fi",
      "english": "screw",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "lang_code": "fi",
      "sense": "type of screw",
      "translation": "screw",
      "word": "uppokantaruuvi"
    },
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      "code": "fi",
      "english": "bolt",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "lang_code": "fi",
      "sense": "type of screw",
      "translation": "bolt",
      "word": "uppokantapultti"
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    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "lang_code": "fi",
      "sense": "type of engine",
      "word": "sivuventtiilimoottori"
    }
  ],
  "word": "flathead"
}

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