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tilefish

(tīl′fis̸h′)

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any of a family (Malacanthidae) of percoid fishes that live in the deep waters of the sea, including some large food fishes; esp., a W Atlantic fish (Lopholatilus chamaeleonticeps) with a golden-spotted blue or purple body, yellow-spotted fins, and a fleshy crest on the head

Origin: < ModL (Lophola)til(us) + fish

See tilefish in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun pl. tilefish 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.

Origin:

Origin: 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)

Origin: + fish

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