tilefish

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(tīlfish′)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
tile•fish  (tīlfish′),USA pronunciation n., pl. (esp. collectively) -fish,  (esp. referring to two or more kinds or species) -fish•es. 
  1. Fisha large, brilliantly colored food fish, Lopholatilus chamaeleonticeps, of deep waters of the Atlantic Ocean.
  2. Fishany of several related fishes of the family Branchiostegidae.
  • tile + fish 1880–85, American.


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