Tilapia nilotica

Definitions of Tilapia nilotica
  1. noun
    important food fish of the Nile and other rivers of Africa and Asia Minor
    synonyms: bolti
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    type of:
    cichlid, cichlid fish
    freshwater fishes of tropical America and Africa and Asia similar to American sunfishes; some are food fishes; many small ones are popular in aquariums
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