TILEFISH


Meaning of TILEFISH in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈtī(-ə)l-ˌfish ]

noun

Etymology: tile- modification of New Latin Lopholatilus

Date: 1881

: any of various marine bony fishes (family Malacanthidae) used as food ; especially : a large fish ( Lopholatilus chamaeleonticeps ) of deep waters of the Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico with a fleshy appendage on the head and yellow spots on the upper body and some of its fins

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