tilefish

American  

[tahyl-fish] / ˈtaɪlˌfɪʃ /

noun

• tilefish,
  plural
• tilefishes
  plural

1. a large, brilliantly colored food fish, Lopholatilus chamaeleonticeps, of deep waters of the Atlantic Ocean.

2. any of several related fishes of the family Branchiostegidae.

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tilefish British  

/ ˈtaɪlˌfɪʃ /

noun

1. a large brightly coloured deep-sea percoid food fish, Lopholatilus chamaeleonticeps, of warm and tropical seas, esp the North American coast of the Atlantic: family Branchiostegidae

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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• tilefish
  plural
• tilefishes
  plural

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Etymology

Origin of tilefish

An Americanism dating back to 1880–85; tile + fish

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Example Sentences

See Examples For:

tilefish

The newly discovered fish is a deepwater tilefish, belonging to the family Branchiostegidae.

From BBC ● Feb. 11, 2025

The combination of toasted nuts, dried chilies and aromatic spices creates a complex, robust sauce that perfectly complements the grilled tilefish.

From Salon ● Aug. 12, 2024

A bountiful kale salad fits in Fuji apple, peanuts and miso; tilefish shows up on saffron-yellow rice freckled with fava beans.

From Washington Post ● Jul. 25, 2022

Maitake mushrooms with surf clams and daikon sprouts, avocado with honeynut squash, tilefish with edamame, and crispy nori tartlets with salmon are a few of the dishes he’s likely to feature.

From New York Times ● Sep. 3, 2019

Fish for Frying.—Brook trout, black bass, cod steaks, flounder fillet, perch, pickerel, pompano, smelts, whitefish steak, pike, weakfish, tilefish.

From Foods That Will Win The War And How To Cook Them (1918) by Alberta M. (Alberta Moorhouse) Goudiss

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