Meanings
plural tilefishes
- 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 2021Synonyms: blanquillo
Synonyms & antonyms
nounAny of the mostly small, perciform marine fish in the family Malacanthidae; an important food fish.
More synonyms by meaning
nounyellow-spotted violet food fish of warm deep waters
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Origin
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tilefish. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tilefish
“tilefish.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tilefish. Accessed November 3, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “tilefish,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tilefish.
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