flathead
/ˈflæthed/noun
1
- 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鲬鱼。
1.1
- Family Platycephalidae: several genera and species.鲬科：数属, 数种。
2
- often as modifier
Flathead
a member of certain North American Indian peoples such as Chinook, Choctaw, and Salish, named from their supposed practice of flattening their children's heads artificially（北美奇努克族、乔克托族和萨利希族等）扁头印第安人（据传有把小孩的头故意弄扁的做法, 故得名）： the Flathead Indians.
扁头印第安人。
3
- as modifier US (of an engine) having the valves and spark plugs in the cylinder block rather than the cylinder head, which is essentially a flat plate〈美〉（发动机）扁平头的。
3.1
- (of a vehicle) having such an engine（车辆）有扁平头发动机的。
4
- as modifier US (of a screw) countersunk〈美〉（螺钉）埋头的。