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tilefishes

tilefishes is the plural of tilefish.

Meaning of tilefish

Noun

tilefish (plural tilefish or tilefishes)

  1. 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

Phrases with tilefishes

Questions about tilefishes

What is tilefishes the plural of?
Tilefishes is the plural of tilefish.

Words near tilefishes in the dictionary

  1. tileboards
  2. tilecutter
  3. tilecutters
  4. tiled
  5. tilefish
  6. tilefishes
  7. Tilehurst
  8. tileless
  9. tilelike
  10. tilemaker
  11. tilemakers

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