tilapia

n. [鱼]罗非鱼

发音

US /təˈlɑːpiə/
其它
UK /tɪˈlɑːpiə/
UK /tɪˈlæpiə/

词形变化

tilapias 复数 tilapias

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    Any of various edible fish, formerly species of the genus Tilapia, but now placed in other cichlid genera (such as Oreochromis), native to Africa and the Middle East but cultivated worldwide.

    罗非鱼

    非洲鲫

  2. 2.

    A fishy (resembling a cisgender woman) drag queen; a drag queen who could pass for a woman, as opposed to one who is exaggeratedly feminine.

相关短语

mango tilapia Zill's tilapia Graham's tilapia Singida tilapia Nile tilapia

词源

Etymology tree Tswana tlhapider. taxonomic name Tilapialbor. English tilapia Learned borrowing from taxonomic name Tilapia, from Tswana tlhapi (“fish”). The drag race slang usage is a reference to the comment by Gia Gunn on entering Ru Paul's Drag Race (season 6) "Just landed like fresh tilapia".

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