Also called Bitterroot Salish. a member of an Indigenous people of northwest Montana.
a member of a confederated nation of Salish and Kootenay peoples, established in 1855 and located in northwest Montana.
a member of the Chinook people.
First recorded in 1825–35; flat 1 + head
First recorded in 1530–40; so called from their supposed practice of binding infants' heads to create a longer, flatter skull shape; the peoples currently known as Flatheads did not engage in this custom
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Wild Alaska pollock, Pacific cod, yellowfin sole, rock sole, flathead sole, Atka mackerel and Pacific Ocean perch are all certified as sustainable by the Marine Stewardship Council and the Responsible Fishery Management Program.
From Seattle Times • Oct. 18, 2021
The record was previously held by a 78-pound flathead hooked in the Cape Fear River in September 2005.
From Fox News • Jul. 28, 2020
It is a craftily truncated version of the real-life rivalry of the mid-60s, and structurally it’s as sound as a flathead V8.
From The Guardian • Jan. 31, 2020
They continue to be good on stinkbait and cutbait for channel and blue catfish, and live bait has been working for flathead.
From Washington Times • Oct. 16, 2019
The screwheads defied both flathead and Phillips screwdrivers.
From "Artemis Fowl" by Eoin Colfer
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