tilefish

ˈtaɪlˌfɪʃ

Definition

Definition of tilefish - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

food

Rare

edible marine fish sold for cooking and meals

Rare

We grilled tilefish with lemon and herbs for dinner.

biology

TECH.

marine perciform fish of the Malacanthidae family

TECH.

Tilefish shelter in deep sandy burrows along the continental shelf.

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Origin of tilefish

English, tile + fish (no etymology)

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blanquillo

ocean wildlife

small pale tropical fish in tilefish group

Examples of tilefish in a sentence

She bought fresh tilefish at the harbor market.
We trawled for tilefish at 200 meters.
The chef featured grilled tilefish with citrus.

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French:malacanthe, malacanthidé, ...
German:Goldbarsch, Tilefish, ...
Italian:malacanto, pesce tile, ...
Spanish:pez azulejo, tilefish, ...
Portuguese:peixe-azulejo, malacantídeo, ...
Chinese:平牙鱼, 瓦鱼, ...
Japanese:タイルフィッシュ, タイルフィッシュ科の魚, ...
Arabic:تايْلْفِيشْ, تايلفِش, ...
Hebrew:טַיְלְפִישׁ, דַּג מִמִּשְׁפַּחַת הַמַּלְקַנְתִּיִּים, ...
Russian:тилефиш, тайлфиш, ...
Ukrainian:тайлфіш, малакант, ...
Hindi:टाइलफिश, टाइलफ़िश मछली, ...
Bengali:টাইলফিশ, ম্যালাক্যান্থিডি পরিবারের মাছ, ...
Catalan:peix rajola, malacàntid, ...
Czech:druh jedlé mořské ryby, latil, ...
Danish:tilefisk, tilefish, ...
Dutch:tegelvis, ...
Greek:τάιλφις, τηλέφις, ...
Hungarian:tilefish nevű tengeri hal, malakantféle, ...
Khmer:ត្រីសមុទ្រសាច់អាចបរិភោគបាន, ត្រីសមុទ្រក្រុមម៉ាឡាកង់ធីដេ, ...
Korean:타일피시, 갈치도미, ...
Persian:تیلفیش, ماهی تایل‌فیش, ...
Polish:malakant, kaflowiec, ...
Portuguese (BR):peixe-azulejo, malacantídeo, ...
Romanian:pește marin comestibil destinat gătitului, tilefish, ...
Swedish:ätbar bottenlevande havsfisk i familjen Malacanthidae, kakelabborre, ...
Thai:ปลาไทล์ฟิช, ปลามาลาคันทิดี, ...
Turkish:kırlangıç balığı, karo balığı, ...
Vietnamese:cá tilefish, cá Malacanthidae, ...

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