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tilefish

[ tahyl-fish ]

noun

plural (especially collectively) tilefish, (especially referring to two or more kinds or species) tilefishes.
  1. a large, brilliantly colored food fish, Lopholatilus chamaeleonticeps, of deep waters of the Atlantic Ocean.
  2. any of several related fishes of the family Branchiostegidae.


tilefish

/ ˈٲɪˌɪʃ /

noun

  1. a large brightly coloured deep-sea percoid food fish, Lopholatilus chamaeleonticeps, of warm and tropical seas, esp the North American coast of the Atlantic: family Branchiostegidae
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of tilefish1

An Americanism dating back to 1880–85; tile + fish
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of tilefish1

C19: from New Latin -tilus, ending of genus name Lopholatilus; perhaps also from a resemblance between its colours and patterning and ornamental tiles
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The newly discovered fish is a deepwater tilefish, belonging to the family Branchiostegidae.

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The pecan salsa matcha with the grilled tilefish sounds stupendous!

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A bountiful kale salad fits in Fuji apple, peanuts and miso; tilefish shows up on saffron-yellow rice freckled with fava beans.

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They included the south Atlantic Coast tilefish and the eastern Pacific Ocean yellowfin tuna.

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“There’s nothing to hide behind,” says Essig of the classic, which she sometimes builds around tilefish.

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