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Definition of Genus tilapia
1. Noun. A genus of Cichlidae.
Lexicographical Neighbors of Genus Tilapia
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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