TILAPIA

Meaning of TILAPIA in English

[ tɪ'leɪpɪə , -'lap- ]

■ noun an African freshwater cichlid fish, introduced to many areas for food. [ Tilapia and other genera: several species.]

Origin

mod. L., of unknown origin.

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TILAPIA — noun (plural -pia; also -pias) Etymology: New Latin, genus name Date: 1849 any of numerous African freshwater cichlid fishes (genera …
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TILAPIA — Any of numerous, mostly freshwater, fish species (genus Tilapia , family Cichlidae), native to Africa. They resemble North American sunfishes; …
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TILAPIA — tə̇ˈlāpēə noun Etymology: New Latin 1. capitalized : a genus of African freshwater food fishes (family Cichlidae) in many respects …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
TILAPIA — /teuh lah"pee euh, -lay"-/ , n. any freshwater cichlid of the genus Tilapia, of African waters: an important food fish. …
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TILAPIA — noun ( plural -pia also -pias ) Etymology: New Latin, genus name Date: 1849 : any of numerous African freshwater …
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TILAPIA — [ti.la.pia] n [NL, genus name] (1849): any of a genus (Tilapia) of African freshwater cichlid fishes often raised for food
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TILAPIA — genus of fishes belonging to the family Cichlidae (order Perciformes), represented by numerous, mostly freshwater species native to Africa. Tilapia …
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TILAPIA — tilapia BrE AmE tɪ ˈlæp i‿ə tə-, -ˈleɪp- AmE \ -ˈlɑːp- ▷ tilapia|s z
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TILAPIA — n. Any of numerous, mostly freshwater, fish species (genus Tilapia , family Cichlidae), native to Africa. They resemble North American …
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TILAPIA — Тилапия
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TILAPIA — ихт. тилапия (Tilapia)
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TILAPIA — ихт. тилапия ( Tilapia )
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TILAPIA — n. Pronunciation: t ə - ' lä-p ē - ə , - ' l ā - Function: noun Inflected Form: …
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CICHLID — Any of more than 600 primarily freshwater fish species (family Cichlidae), including many popular aquarium species. Cichlids are found in …
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AQUACULTURE — or fish farming or mariculture Rearing of fish, shellfish, and some aquatic plants to supplement the natural supply. Fish are …
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NGEGE — əŋˈgāgē noun ( plural ngege or ngeges ) Etymology: native name in East Africa : an important African cichlid food …
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BOLTI — noun also bol·ty ˈbōltē ; or bul·ti ˈbu̇l- ( plural boltis also bolties ) Etymology: Arabic bulṭi : a cichlid …
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MOUTHBREEDER — /mowth"bree'deuhr/ , n. 1. any of several fishes of the genera Tilapia and Haplochromis, that hatch and care for their …
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ST PETER'S FISH — ■ noun a tilapia with a dark mark near each pectoral fin, native to North Africa and the Middle East. …
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CICHLID — any of more than 600 species of fishes of the family Cichlidae (order Perciformes), many of which are popular aquarium …
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AQUACULTURE — also called Fish Farming, Fish Culture, or Mariculture, an approximate equivalent in fishing to agriculturethat is, the rearing of fish, …
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VICTORIA, LAKE — also called Victoria Nyanza, largest lake in Africa and chief reservoir of the Nile, lying mainly in Tanzania and Uganda …
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RUDOLF, LAKE — also called Lake Turkana fourth largest of the eastern African lakes. It lies mainly in northern Kenya, with its northern …
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POHNPEI — also spelled Ponape, also called Ascension, high coral-capped volcanic island, eastern Caroline Islands; it and nearby atolls constitute a state …
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NYASA, LAKE — Fishing boat on Lake Nyasa (also called Lake Malawi). also called Lake Malawi, lake, southernmost and third largest of the …
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NILE RIVER
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NAIVASHA, LAKE — lake, in the eastern arm of the East African Rift System, 35 mi (56 km) southeast of Nakuru, Kenya. It …
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KARIBA, LAKE — lake in central Africa, between Zambia and Zimbabwe. It was formed by damming the Zambezi River in the Kariba Gorge, …
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EAST AFRICAN LAKES — Mountains and lakes of East Africa. group of lakes in East Africa. The majority of the East African lakes lie …
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BARINGO, LAKE — lake in west-central Kenya. It is situated 3,200 feet (975 m) above sea level in the Great Rift Valley, east …
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TROUT — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES salmon/trout/bass etc fishing COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS ■ ADJECTIVE brown ▪ The first two are good …
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ТИЛАПИЯ — ихт. (Tilapia) tilapia
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