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