Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

tilefish

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.58 in modern English

Syllables
tile-fish
IPA
14
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of the mostly small, perciform marine fish in the family Malacanthidae; an important food fish.

Example Sentences

Etymology

From tile + fish.

Inflected Forms

tilefishes (plural)

Phrases

atlantic goldeye tilefish bankslope tilefish Bermuda tilefish bighead tilefish blackline tilefish chameleon sand tilefish dusky tilefish freckled tilefish

Synonyms

blanquillo lopholatilus chamaeleonticeps

Questions

What does tilefish mean?
Any of the mostly small, perciform marine fish in the family Malacanthidae; an important food fish.
Where does tilefish come from?
From tile + fish.

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