tilapia

tilapia
Any of various edible fish, of the genus Tilapia, native to Africa and the Middle East but naturalized worldwide.

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Syn: St. Peters fish

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  • Tilapia — buttikoferi Systematik Ordnung: Barschartige (Perciformes) Unterordnung: Lippfischarti …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • tilapia — tilapia. f. Filip. Pez muy voraz, parecido a la piraña, de carne blanca comestible. * * * Cualquiera de muchas especies de peces comestibles (género Tilapia, familia Cichlidae), principalmente de agua dulce, nativos de África. Se parecen a la… …   Enciclopedia Universal

  • tilapia — ● tilapia nom masculin Poisson végétarien (cichlidé) des eaux douces tropicales, souvent élevé en étangs pour l alimentation humaine. tilapia ou tilapie n. m. ICHTYOL Poisson perciforme des eaux douces tropicales d Afrique, d Asie et de… …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • tilápia — s. f. [Ictiologia] Designação comum de várias espécies de peixes ciclídeos de água doce, nativos de África.   ‣ Etimologia: latim científico Tilapia …   Dicionário da Língua Portuguesa

  • tilapia — [tə lä′pē ə, təlā′pē ə] n. any of a genus (Tilapia) of African cichlid fishes, often introduced into lakes or rivers because they are valuable food fishes that control the growth of algae …   English World dictionary

  • tilapia — (n.) 1849, formed in Modern Latin, perhaps from Gk. tilon, name of a fish in Aristotle, + apios distant …   Etymology dictionary

  • tilapia — f. Filip. Pez muy voraz, parecido a la piraña, de carne blanca comestible …   Diccionario de la lengua española

  • Tilapia — This article is about the fish that fall under the term tilapia in common usage. For species belonging to the genus Tilapia, see Tilapia (genus). Tilapia Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus niloticus) Scient …   Wikipedia

  • Tilapia — Nom vernaculaire ou nom normalisé ambigu : Le terme « Tilapia » s applique en français à plusieurs taxons distincts. Tilapia …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Tilapia — ? Тиляпия Tilapia zillii Научная классификация Царство: Животные Тип: Хордовые …   Википедия

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