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Tilapia vs Catfish - What's the difference?

tilapia | catfish |

As nouns the difference between tilapia and catfish

is that tilapia is any of various edible fish, of the genus Tilapia, native to Africa and the Middle East but naturalized worldwide while catfish is any fish of the order Siluriformes, that are mainly found in freshwater, are without scales, and have barbels like whiskers around the mouth.

As a verb catfish is

to create a fake online profile to seduce someone (from the 2010 documentary Catfish.

tilapia

Noun

(en-noun)
  • Any of various edible fish, of the genus Tilapia , native to Africa and the Middle East but naturalized worldwide.
  • * 2006 , , “Bottom of the World”:
  • Well I dined last night with Scarface Ron
    On tilapia fishcakes and fried black swan.

    Synonyms

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    catfish

    Etymology 1

    From . Likely so named for its prominent barbels like a 's whiskers.

    Noun

  • Any fish of the order Siluriformes, that are mainly found in freshwater, are without scales, and have barbels like whiskers around the mouth.
  • Synonyms
    * sheat, sheatfish
    Derived terms
    * airbreathing catfish * channel catfish * whale catfish

    Verb

    (es)
  • To create a fake online profile to seduce someone (from the 2010 documentary )
  • * {{quote-news
  • , date = 2013-01-17 , title = In Te’o Story, Deception Ripped From the Screen , author = Mary Pilon , newspaper = (The New York Times) , issn = 0362-4331 , url = http://www.nytimes.com/2013/01/18/sports/ncaafootball/deception-ripped-from-the-screen-in-hoax-story-of-manti-teo.html , passage = Getting catfished is when someone falls for a person online who is not necessarily real. It can involve pictures, phone calls, social media profiles, text messages, e-mails and even phony friends or family members. }}
  • * {{quote-video
  • , date = 2014-01-16 , title = Cooperative Polygraphy , series = , network = NBC , medium = TV , season = 5 , number = 4 , people = (Donald Glover) , role = Troy , time = 12:17 , passage = [to Abed]'' You made a profile for a fake dude and lured her into an online relationship. ''[to Annie] He's catfishing you.}}
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