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Definition of: tilefish
(tīl′fish′) noun plural ·fish or ·fishes
A large marine fish (Lopholatilus chamaeleonticeps) of the western Atlantic, marked with large yellow spots, and esteemed as food. [<NL (Lophola)til(us), genus name; infl. by tile, because its markings resemble ornamental tiles]
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