tilefishes

Variant of tilefish

tilefish definition

☆ tile·fish (tīl′fis̸h′)

noun pl. tilefish -·fish′, tilefishes -·fish′es

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

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

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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