Translingual

Wikispecies

Proper noun

Tilapia f

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Cichlidae – the tilapia fish.

Derived terms

• Tilapia aurea - blue tilapia
• Tilapia galilaea - Galilee cichlid
• Tilapia heudeloti - Senegal cichlid
• Tilapia hornorum
• Tilapia macrochir - longfin tilapia
• Tilapia mariae - spotted tilapia
• Tilapia melanotheron - blackchin tilapia
• Tilapia nilotica - Nile tilapia
• Tilapia rendalli - redbreast tilapia
• Tilapia sparrmani - banded tilapia
• Tilapia urolepis - Wami tilapia
• Tilapia zillii - redbelly tilapia
• Tilapia buttikoferi - zebra tilapia

English

Noun

tilapia ‎(plural tilapias or tilapia)

1. Any of various edible fish, of the genus Tilapia, native to Africa and the Middle East but naturalized worldwide.
   • 2006, Tom Waits and Kathleen Brennan, “Bottom of the World”:

     Well I dined last night with Scarface Ron

     On tilapia fishcakes and fried black swan.

Synonyms

• St. Peter's fish

Translations

Spanish

Noun

tilapia f ‎(plural tilapias)

1. tilapia