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Meaning of "tilapia" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD TILAPIA

From New Latin.
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PRONUNCIATION OF TILAPIA

tilapia  [tɪˈlæpɪə] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF TILAPIA

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Tilapia is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES TILAPIA MEAN IN ENGLISH?

tilapia

Tilapia

Tilapia is the common name for nearly a hundred species of cichlid fish from the tilapiine cichlid tribe. Tilapia are mainly freshwater fish inhabiting shallow streams, ponds, rivers and lakes and less commonly found living in brackish water. Historically, they have been of major importance in artisan fishing in Africa and the Levant and are of increasing importance in aquaculture and aquaponics. Tilapia can become problematic invasive species in new warm-water habitats such as Australia, whether deliberately or accidentally introduced, but generally not in temperate climates due to their inability to survive in cooler waters below about 21 °C.

Definition of tilapia in the English dictionary

The definition of tilapia in the dictionary is any mouthbrooding cichlid fish of the African freshwater genus Tilapia: used as food fishes.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH TILAPIA


appear
əˈpɪə
copier
ˈkɒpɪə
disappear
ˌdɪsəˈpɪə
Ethiopia
ˌiːθɪˈəʊpɪə
happier
ˈhæpɪə
Napier
ˈneɪpɪə
Olympia
əˈlɪmpɪə
peer
pɪə
pier
pɪə
Pierre
pɪə
pompier
ˈpɒmpɪə
sappier
ˈsæpɪə
scrappier
ˈskræpɪə
sepia
ˈsiːpɪə
Shakespeare
ˈʃeɪkspɪə
slap-happier
ˈslæpˌhæpɪə
snappier
ˈsnæpɪə
spear
spɪə
unhappier
ʌnˈhæpɪə
Utopia
juːˈtəʊpɪə

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE TILAPIA

til
tilak
Tilburg
tilburies
tilbury
tilde
Tilden
tile
tiled
tilefish
tilelike
tiler
tilery
tiliaceous
tiling
till
till all hours
Till Eulenspiegel
till receipt
till the cows come home

WORDS THAT END LIKE TILAPIA

amblyopia
anisometropia
cecropia
cornucopia
diplopia
dystopia
ectopia
esotropia
exotropia
hemianopia
heterotopia
hypermetropia
hyperopia
myopia
photopia
pia
presbyopia
principia
rupia
sinopia

Synonyms and antonyms of tilapia in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «tilapia» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF TILAPIA

Find out the translation of tilapia to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of tilapia from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «tilapia» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

罗非鱼
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

tilapia
570 millions of speakers

English

tilapia
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

tilapia
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

البلطي
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

тилапия
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

tilapia
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

তেলাপিয়ার
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

tilapia
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Tilapia
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Tilapia
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

テラピア
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

틸라피아
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Tilapia
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

cá rô phi
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

சுமேரியாவில்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

टिलिपिया
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Tilapia
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

tilapia
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

tilapia
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

тілапія
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

tilapia
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

τιλάπια
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

tilapia
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

tilapia
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

tilapia
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of tilapia

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «TILAPIA»

The term «tilapia» is quite widely used and occupies the 32.839 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «TILAPIA» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about tilapia

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2 QUOTES WITH «TILAPIA»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word tilapia.
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Daniel Pauly
Tilapia have often been represented as the aquatic chicken, and it's perfectly justified.
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Jill Scott
I panicked when my son, Jett, stopped eating baby food. He's only two, but his food vocabulary is fantastic. He likes my baked tilapia and string beans with chopped garlic. But he really likes pizza. Sometimes every inanimate object to him is pizza.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «TILAPIA»

Discover the use of tilapia in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to tilapia and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Tilapia: Biology, Culture, and Nutrition
The book authoritatively discusses production issues such as feed nutrition, temperature, water quality, parasites, and disease control to guide readers on how to best encourage fast, efficient growth.
Chhorn Lim, Carl D Webster, 2006
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Tilapia Culture
Tilapia culture is currently practised in 95 countries all over the world and the number is expected to increase. This book discusses in detail the principles and practices of tilapia culture in the world.
Abdel-Fattah M. El-Sayed, 2006
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The Third International Symposium on Tilapia in Aquaculture
Roger S. V. Pullin. Selective Broodfish Exchange of Oreochromis niloticus in Large Breeding Hapas Suspended in Earthen Ponds D.C. LITTLE D.J. MACINTOSH* P. EDWARDS Division of Agricultural and Food Engineering Asian Institute of ...
Roger S. V. Pullin, 1996
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The Second International Symposium on Tilapia in Aquaculture
Response to bidirectional selection for body weight in blue tilapia, p. 302-312. In L. Fishelson and Z. Yaron (comps.). Proceedings of the International Symposium on Tilapia in Aquacul- ture, 8-13 May 1983. Nazareth, Israel. Tel Aviv University ...
Roger S. V. Pullin, 1988
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Feeding of Nile Tilapia Oreochromis Niloticus and White ...
In the second trial, at the end of 40 days, there was no significant difference (p > 0.05) between growth rates of fish fed 7 different diets with various levels of Nutrafito. There were no mortalities during the experiment.
Mario Hernandez-Acosta, 2009
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Aquaculture and Fisheries Biotechnology and Genetics
The sterility of triploids would be desirable for species such as tilapia, where excess reproduction may occur in production ponds (Shelton and Jensen, 1979). Use of sterile triploids can prevent the permanent establishment of exotic species in ...
Rex A. Dunham, 2011
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Rich food for poor people: Genetically improved tilapia in ...
THE GENETIC IMPROVEMENT OF FARMED TILAPIA (GIFT) PROJECT In 1988, the Genetic Improvement of Farmed Tilapia (GIFT) project was launched as a starting point for tropical finfish genetic improvement around the world (Gupta and ...
Sivan Yosef, 2009
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Producing tilapia in small cage in West Africa
WATER. RESEARCH. INSTITuTE. Fish cages built from locally available materials and stocked with local fish that are fed local feeds are used for tilapia aquaculture in Africa, producing about 6,000 tonnes per year at bigger farms in Côte ...
Ofori, J.K., Dankwa, H.R., Brummett, R.
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Summary Report of the PCARRD-ICLARM Workshop on Philippines ...
All produce of the tilapia cage operators in Lake Buluan was sold. In contrast, Lakes Sebu and Lanao cage operators sold 92.6% and 83.2% of their total produce, respectively, with the remainder either used at home or used for other purposes ...
Ian R. Smith, Enriqueta B. Torres, Elvira O. Tan, 1983
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Tilapia Fish Farming: Practical Manual
Tilapia Fish Farming Practical Manual is a handy practical tool for the novice and experct Tilapia fish farmer. Tilapia Fish Farming Manual covers all aspects of raising Tilapia from A through Z in simple, amenable term for everybody.
Mr Mike Rosagast, 2012

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «TILAPIA»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term tilapia is used in the context of the following news items.
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Benchmark moves into aquaculture genetics, tilapia breeding with …
Rabobank forecasts global tilapia production will grow from 4.5m metric tons in 2012 to more than 9m metric tons by 2025, with volumes in the key Latin America ... «Undercurrent News, Jul 15»
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Fate of class pet tilapia lies in result of 7th grade debate
Pablo, a 13-inch tilapia, is at the center of a hot debate - should the students eat it, or not eat it. "It will be kind of sad to kill Pablo," said 13-year old Julianna ... «CBS News, Jun 15»
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To Eat, or Not to Eat? That Is the Question on Class Pets
This year, the seventh- and eighth-graders at Ella Baker, a public school on the Upper East Side, have painstakingly cared for a tank of tilapia. They monitored ... «Wall Street Journal, Jun 15»
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Aquasense Panama starts work on its open-ocean tilapia farm
Tilapia is usually raised in freshwater. However, Reilly says Aquasense's research has shown that tilapia raised in the water "and given nutritious food" results in ... «Undercurrent News, Apr 15»
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The Healthy Plate: Tilapia horseradish dish delivers big flavor, few …
When I was growing up, my family celebrated both Jewish and Christian holidays. And one of my favorites was Passover. Perhaps it was the Hebrew singing that ... «MassLive.com, Mar 15»
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Recipe: Tilapia with horseradish and beet green chimichurri
When I was growing up, my family celebrated both Jewish and Christian holidays. And one of my favourites was Passover. Perhaps it was the Hebrew singing ... «Globalnews.ca, Mar 15»
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Tilapia farm could get shut down by TPWD
The owner of a southwest Houston fish farm who had been told to get rid of 50,000 tilapia by Thursday has received a 10-day reprieve to plead his case. «Chron.com, Feb 15»
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Tilapia Fish May Help Cure Our Wounds in the Future
Scientists believe that collagen extracted from fish (namely tilapia) can be applied as a “wound dressing”, to help clean the wound and accelerate healing. «ZME Science, Feb 15»
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Man says state ordered him to destroy all 50K fish on his farm
An inspector with the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department -- escorted by HPD earlier this month -- reported he found tilapia living inside one of Nguyen's ... «KPRC Houston, Feb 15»
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Fibres found in tilapia fish boost skin growth at faster rate than …
Collagen-rich fibres from the tilapia fish were found to boost skin growth on wounds faster than normal dressings. The dinner-table alternative to cod is plentiful, ... «Daily Mail, Feb 15»

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