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tet·ra T0130200 (tĕt′rə)n. Any of numerous small colorful tropical freshwater fishes chiefly of the family Characidae, such as the neon tetra, often kept in home aquariums. [Short for New Latin Tetragōnopterīnī, group name : Late Latin tetragōnum, tetragon; see tetragon + Greek pteron, wing.]tetra (ˈtɛtrə) n, pl -ra or -ras (Animals) any of various brightly coloured tropical freshwater fishes of the genus Hemigrammus and related genera: family Characidae (characins)[C20: short for New Latin tetragonopterus (former genus name), from tetragon + -o- + -pterous, from Greek pteron wing]tet•ra (ˈtɛ trə) n., pl. -ras. any of several small, brightly colored characin fishes, of tropical American waters. [1930–35; shortening of New Latin Tetragonopterus former genus name. See tetragon, -o-, -pterous] tetra- a combining form meaning “four”: tetralogy. Also, esp. before a vowel,tetr-.[< Greek, comb. form of téttares four]ThesaurusNoun | 1. | tetra - brightly colored tropical freshwater fishescharacid, characin, characin fish - any freshwater fish of the family Characinidaegenus Hemigrammus, Hemigrammus - tetras |
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tetra: see characincharacin or characid , common name for members of the Characidae, a large and diverse family comprising 700 species of freshwater fishes. The characins are related to the carp and the catfish. They are found in Africa and in tropical America, especially in the Amazon. ..... Click the link for more information. .tetra
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TetraA fish food manufacturing company. It was established in the 1950s to market recently invented fish food flakes. Tetra's product made fish keeping much easier, resulting in a dramatic increase in participants in the hobby.TETRA
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Words related to tetranoun brightly colored tropical freshwater fishesRelated Words- characid
- characin
- characin fish
- genus Hemigrammus
- Hemigrammus
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