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bolty

bolty noun: a Nile tilapia, an edible fish of the Nile, of species Oreochromis niloticus (formerly Chromis nilotica).

Noun

bolty (plural bolties)

  1. A Nile tilapia, an edible fish of the Nile, of species Oreochromis niloticus (formerly Chromis nilotica).

Synonyms of bolty

Forms of bolty

pluralbolties
alternative formbulti
alternative formbolti
alternative formboulti

Origin of bolty

From Arabic بلطي (bulṭī).

Questions about bolty

What does bolty mean?
Bolty means a Nile tilapia, an edible fish of the Nile, of species Oreochromis niloticus (formerly Chromis nilotica).
What part of speech is bolty?
Bolty is a noun.
What is the plural of bolty?
The plural of bolty is bolties.

Words near bolty in the dictionary

  1. boltsprit
  2. boltsprits
  3. Boltuck
  4. boltwoodite
  5. boltwork
  6. bolty
  7. Boltz
  8. Boltzes
  9. Boltzmann
  10. Boltzmann brain
  11. Boltzmann brains

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