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Noun: flathead  'flat,hed
  1. Food fish of the Indonesian region of the Pacific; resembles gurnards
    "Flathead is a popular target for recreational fishers in Australia"
     
  2. Pallid bottom-dwelling flat-headed fish with large eyes and a duck-like snout
    "Flatheads are popular among recreational anglers for their tasty flesh"

Derived forms: flatheads

Type of: percoid, percoid fish, percoidean, scorpaenoid, scorpaenoid fish

Part of: family Percophidae, family Platycephalidae, Percophidae, Platycephalidae

Encyclopedia: Flathead