/ Dictionary / Index T tilapia: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: ti•la•pi•a Pronunciation: (tu-lä'pē-u, -lā'-), [key] — n. any freshwater cichlid of the genus Tilapia, of African waters: an important food fish. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. See also: tilapia (Thesaurus) tilak Tilburg Related Content Daily Word Quiz: wizened Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language