tilefish Meaning, Definition & Usage
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noun important marine food fishes
blanquillo.
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noun yellow-spotted violet food fish of warm deep waters
Lopholatilus chamaeleonticeps.
WordNet
Tile"fish` noun
Definitions
(Zoöl.) A large, edible, deep-water food fish ( Lopholatilus chamæleonticeps ) more or less thickly covered with large, round, yellow spots.✍ It was discovered off the Eastern coast of the United States in 1880, and was abundant in 1881, but is believed to have become extinct in 1882.