Webster's 1913 Dictionary
TILEFISH
TILEFISH Tile "fish `, n. (Zoöl.)
Defn: A large, edible, deep-water food fish (Lopholatilus chamæleonticeps ) more or less thickly covered with large, round, yellow spots.
Note: It was discovered off the Eastern coast of the United States in 188 , and was abundant in 1881, but is believed to have become extinct in 1882.
New American Oxford Dictionary
tilefish
tile fish |ˈtīlˌfiSH ˈtaɪlˌfɪʃ | ▶noun ( pl. same or tilefishes ) a long, slender bottom-dwelling fish of warm seas. [Several species in the family Malacanthidae (or Branchiostegidae ), in particular the large and edible Lopholatilus chamaeleonticeps of the Atlantic coast of North America. ]
Oxford Dictionary
tilefish
tile |fish ▶noun ( pl. same or tilefishes ) a long, slender bottom-dwelling fish of warm seas. ●Several species in the family Malacanthidae (or Branchiostegidae ), in particular the large and edible Lopholatilus chamaeleonticeps of the Atlantic coast of North America.
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