tilefish en · NOUN
Etymology
From tile + fish.
Meanings
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Any of the mostly small, perciform marine fish in the family Malacanthidae; an important food fish.
The federal Food and Drug Administration and the Environmental Protection Agency advise women and children to avoid king mackerel, shark, swordfish and tilefish, and limit their consumption of some tuna.
2008 January 30, Nick Fox, “Taking Worry Off the Plate”, in The New York Times, archived from the original on 05 May 2021:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| tilefish | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| tilefishes | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
freckled tilefish · reticulated tilefish · gulf bareye tilefish · atlantic goldeye tilefish · redback sand tilefish · bighead tilefish · stripetail tilefish · bankslope tilefish · pastel tilefish · chameleon sand tilefish · Hubbs' tilefish · ribbed tilefish · yellowbar tilefish · blackline tilefish · yellow tilefish · zebra tilefish · yellow-spotted tilefish · sand tilefish · dusky tilefish · ocean whitefish · great northern tilefish · Starck's tilefish · Bermuda tilefish · red tilefish · grey tilefish · purple sand tilefish