/tuyl"fish'/ , n. , pl. ( esp. collectively ) tilefish , ( esp. referring to two or more kinds or species ) tilefishes .
1. a large, brilliantly colored food fish, Lopholatilus chamaeleonticeps, of deep waters of the Atlantic Ocean.
2. any of several related fishes of the family Branchiostegidae.
[ 1880-85, Amer.; TILE + FISH ]