tilefish
tilefish noun: any of the mostly small, perciform marine fish in the family Malacanthidae; an important food fish.
Noun
tilefish (plural tilefish or tilefishes)
- Any of the mostly small, perciform marine fish in the family Malacanthidae; an important food fish.
- The federal Food and Drug Administration and the Environmental Protection Agency advise women and children to avoid king mackerel, shark, swordfish and tilefish, and limit their consumption of some tuna.2008 January 30, Nick Fox, “Taking Worry Off the Plate”, in The New York Times, archived from the original on 05 May 2021
- Synonyms:
- blanquillo
tilefish meaning in Tamil
tilefish in Tamil
- நமது பூமியில் காணப்படும், மீன் இனங்களில் ஒன்றாகும்
Synonyms of tilefish
Forms of tilefish
| plural | tilefish |
|---|---|
| plural | tilefishes |
Origin of tilefish
From tile + fish.
Words formed from tilefish
- atlantic goldeye tilefish
- bankslope tilefish
- Bermuda tilefish
- bighead tilefish
- blackline tilefish
- chameleon sand tilefish
- dusky tilefish
- freckled tilefish
- great northern tilefish
- grey tilefish
- gulf bareye tilefish
- Hubbs' tilefish
- ocean whitefish
- pastel tilefish
- purple sand tilefish
- red tilefish
- redback sand tilefish
- reticulated tilefish
- ribbed tilefish
- sand tilefish
- Starck's tilefish
- stripetail tilefish
- yellow tilefish
- yellowbar tilefish
- yellow-spotted tilefish
- zebra tilefish
Questions about tilefish
- What does tilefish mean?
- Tilefish means any of the mostly small, perciform marine fish in the family Malacanthidae; an important food fish.
- What is tilefish in Tamil?
- Tilefish in Tamil is நமது பூமியில் காணப்படும், மீன் இனங்களில் ஒன்றாகும். See Tilefish meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is tilefish?
- Tilefish is a noun.
- What is the plural of tilefish?
- The plural of tilefish is tilefish.
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