tilapia

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

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

Origin of tilapia

1
First recorded in 1845–50; New Latin; further origin uncertain

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tilapia

/ (tɪˈlæpɪə, -ˈleɪ-) /


noun
  1. any mouthbrooding cichlid fish of the African freshwater genus Tilapia: used as food fishes

Origin of tilapia

1
C18: from New Latin

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