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tilapia

[ tuh-lah-pee-uh, -ley- ]

noun

  1. any freshwater cichlid of the genus Tilapia, of African waters: an important food fish.


tilapia

/ tɪˈlæpɪə; -ˈleɪ- /

noun

  1. any mouthbrooding cichlid fish of the African freshwater genus Tilapia: used as food fishes
“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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Word History and Origins

Origin of tilapia1

First recorded in 1845–50; New Latin; further origin uncertain
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Word History and Origins

Origin of tilapia1

C18: from New Latin
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Example Sentences

For example, the mythical creature Anet, represented by a red tilapia fish, may have been revered.

Whole fried tilapia is snowy flesh draped in masala sauce mixed with coconut milk.

He also discovered that he could grind up the fernlike leaves as a dietary supplement for the tilapia he grows in a small pond.

He now spends less on fish food, and the tilapia grow much faster than his neighbors’ fish, he says.

Lest you be unaware that the two are a couple, the alternate name of the dish is “Spicy Lovenest Tilapia.”

They plan on starting a micro-enterprise center and a tilapia farm.

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