Definition of Tilefish

1. Noun. Important marine food fishes.

Exact synonyms: Blanquillo
Generic synonyms: Percoid, Percoid Fish, Percoidean
Group relationships: Branchiostegidae, Family Branchiostegidae

2. Noun. Yellow-spotted violet food fish of warm deep waters.
Exact synonyms: Lopholatilus Chamaeleonticeps
Generic synonyms: Percoid, Percoid Fish, Percoidean
Group relationships: Genus Lopholatilus, Lopholatilus

Definition of Tilefish

1. n. A large, edible, deep-water food fish (Lopholatilus chamæleonticeps) more or less thickly covered with large, round, yellow spots.

Definition of Tilefish

1. Noun. Mostly small, perciform marine fish in the family Malacanthidae; an important food fish. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Tilefish

1. a marine food fish [n -ES]

Medical Definition of Tilefish

1. A large, edible, deep-water food fish (Lopholatilus chamaeleonticeps) more or less thickly covered with large, round, yellow spots. It was discovered off the Eastern coast of the United States in 1880, and was abundant in 1881, but is believed to have become extinct in 1882. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Tilefish

tilapia
tilapias
tilasite
tilawa
tilburies
tilbury
tilde
tildes
tile
tile cutter
tile roof
tile saw
tile tracking
tilebased
tiled
tilefish (current term)
tilefishes
tileless
tilelike
tilemaker
tilemakers
tilemaking
tiler
tileries
tilers
tilery
tiles
tileset
tilesets
tilestone

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