Definition of Genus Tilapia

1. Noun. A genus of Cichlidae.

Exact synonyms: Tilapia
Generic synonyms: Fish Genus
Group relationships: Cichlidae, Family Cichlidae

Lexicographical Neighbors of Genus Tilapia

genus Thrinax
genus Thrips
genus Thryothorus
genus Thuja
genus Thujopsis
genus Thunbergia
genus Thunnus
genus Thylacinus
genus Thylogale
genus Thymus
genus Thyrsopteris
genus Thysanocarpus
genus Tiarella
genus Tibicen
genus Tichodroma
genus Tilapia (current term)
genus Tilia
genus Tillandsia
genus Tilletia
genus Timalia
genus Tinca
genus Tinea
genus Tineola
genus Tipuana
genus Titanosaurus
genus Tithonia
genus Todea
genus Todus
genus Tofieldia
genus Tolmiea

Literary usage of Genus Tilapia

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Report of the Annual Meeting (1906)
"... and a few Cichlids of the genus Tilapia complete what is for a district of that extent, well watered and •within the tropics, a very meagre list. IV. ..."

2. Guide to the Gallery of Fishes in the Department of Zoology of the British by William George Ridewood (1908)
"Etroplus (657) is an Indian genus; Tilapia (658) is African, and, like several other African Cichlids, is remarkable for the care with which the female ..."

3. British Museum Guides: Vertrbrates by British Museum (Natural History) (1906)
"Etro/tlus (657) is an Indian genus; Tilapia (658) is African, and, like several other African Cichlids, is remarkable for the care with which the female ..."

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