tilefish

2 definitions found

tilefish - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Tilefish \Tile"fish`\, n. (Zool.)
     A large, edible, deep-water food fish (Lopholatilus chamaeleonticeps
     ) more or less thickly covered with large,
     round, yellow spots.
     [1913 Webster]
  
     Note: 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.
           [1913 Webster]

tilefish - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  tilefish
      n 1: important marine food fishes [syn: blanquillo,
           tilefish]
      2: yellow-spotted violet food fish of warm deep waters [syn:
         tilefish, Lopholatilus chamaeleonticeps]