n.
Pronunciation: ' t ī (- ə )l- ˌ fish
Function: 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
tilefish