TILEFISH


Meaning of TILEFISH in English

ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun

Etymology: tile- (modification of New Latin Lopholatilus, genus of fishes including the tilefish) + fish

: a large deepwater violet blanquillo ( Lopholatilus chamaeleonticeps ) more or less thickly covered with large round yellow spots and having a fleshy appendage on the back of the head

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