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tilefish
noun tile·fish \ˈtī(-ə)l-ˌfish\
Definition of TILEFISH
: any of various marine bony fishes (family Malacanthidae) used as food; especially : a large fish (Lopholatilus chamaeleonticeps) of deep waters of the Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico with a fleshy appendage on the head and yellow spots on the upper body and some of its fins
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Origin of TILEFISH
tile- modification of New Latin Lopholatilus
First Known Use: 1881
Rhymes with TILEFISH
batfish, billfish, blackfish, blindfish, blowfish, bluefish, bonefish, catfish, codfish, cold fish, cowfish, crawfish, crayfish, death wish, deep-dish, dogfish, filefish, finfish, flatfish, fly-fish, game fish, garfish, globefish, goatfish, goldfish, goosefish, hagfish, hogfish, Irtysh, jewfish, kingfish, knish, lungfish, lumpfish, milkfish, monkfish, moonfish, oarfish, panfish, pigfish, pinfish, pipefish, ratfish, redfish, rockfish, rough fish, sailfish, sawfish, shellfish, side dish, spearfish, sport fish, starfish, stonefish, sunfish, swordfish, toadfish, trash fish, trunkfish, unwish, weakfish, whitefish
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