tile·fish (t l f sh )n. pl. tilefish or tile·fish·es A reddish-blue percoid marine food fish (Lopholatilus chamaeleonticeps) of deep Atlantic waters, having a fleshy flap on the nape and small yellow spots on the upper sides and fins. [tile- (short for New Latin Lopholatilus, genus name : Greek lophos, crest, fin + New Latin latilus, diminutive of latus, a kind of perch, from Greek latos) + fish.] |
tilefish [ˈtaɪlˌfɪʃ]
n pl -fish, -fishes
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) a large brightly coloured deep-sea percoid food fish, Lopholatilus chamaeleonticeps, of warm and tropical seas, esp the North American coast of the Atlantic: family Branchiostegidae
[from New Latin -tilus, ending of genus name Lopholatilus; perhaps also from a resemblance between its colours and patterning and ornamental tiles]
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| Noun | 1. |  tilefish - important marine food fishes Branchiostegidae, family Branchiostegidae - small family of marine fishes having covered gills |
| 2. |  tilefish - yellow-spotted violet food fish of warm deep watersgenus Lopholatilus, Lopholatilus - large brightly colored food fish of deep Atlantic waters |
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