Tilefish Definition

tīlfĭsh
tilefishes
noun
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.
Webster's New World
Synonyms:

Other Word Forms of Tilefish

Noun

Singular:
tilefish
Plural:
tilefishes

Origin of Tilefish

  • tile- (short for New Latin Lopholatilus genus name) (Greek lophos crest, fin) (New Latin latilus) (diminutive of latus a kind of perch) (from Greek latos) fish

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • tile +"Ž fish

    From Wiktionary

Tilefish Is Also Mentioned In

Find Similar Words

Find similar words to tilefish using the buttons below.

Words Starting With

TTITIL

Words Ending With

HSHISH

Unscrambles

tilefish

Words Starting With T and Ending With H

Starts With T & Ends With HStarts With TI & Ends With HStarts With T & Ends With SH

Word Length

8 Letter Words8 Letter Words Starting With T8 Letter Words Ending With H