| 单词 | tilefish |
| 释义 | tilefish[ tahyl-fish ] / ˈtaɪlˌfɪʃ / noun, plural (especially collectively) tile·fish, (especially referring to two or more kinds or species) tile·fish·es.a large, brilliantly colored food fish, Lopholatilus chamaeleonticeps, of deep waters of the Atlantic Ocean. any of several related fishes of the family Branchiostegidae. Origin of tilefishAn Americanism dating back to 1880–85; tile + fish Words nearby tilefishTilden, Tildy, tile, tiled, tile field, tilefish, tiler, tilery, tiliaceous, tiling, till Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 British Dictionary definitions for tilefishtilefish / (ˈtaɪlˌfɪʃ) / noun plural -fish or -fishesa 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 Word Origin for tilefishC19: from New Latin -tilus, ending of genus name Lopholatilus; perhaps also from a resemblance between its colours and patterning and ornamental tiles Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |
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