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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You’ll need something to pry off the bottom cap, such as a small flathead screwdriver or a plastic tool known as a “ spudger.”
From Seattle Times • May 2, 2024
Executive Director Chris Woodley says these ships catch and process fish at sea, including yellowfin sole, rock sole, flathead sole, Atka mackerel, Pacific Ocean perch and Pacific cod.
From Seattle Times • Oct. 18, 2021
Two weeks later, Tyler Barnes reeled in a massive flathead catfish from the Neuse River on July 20.
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
The screwheads defied both flathead and Phillips screwdrivers.
From "Artemis Fowl" by Eoin Colfer
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