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tetra


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]
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Noun1.tetra - brightly colored tropical freshwater fishestetra - brightly colored tropical freshwater fishescharacid, characin, characin fish - any freshwater fish of the family Characinidaegenus Hemigrammus, Hemigrammus - tetras

tetra


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.
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tetra


tetra

– Greek root, four

Tetra


Tetra

A 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


AcronymDefinition
TETRATErrestrial TRunked RAdio
TETRATrans European Trunked Radio
TETRATexas Equestrian Trail Riders Association
TETRATrans European Trunked Radio Access
TETRATelehealth and Educational Technology Resource Agency (Memorial University of Newfoundland; Canada)

tetra


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Words related to tetra

noun brightly colored tropical freshwater fishes

Related Words

  • characid
  • characin
  • characin fish
  • genus Hemigrammus
  • Hemigrammus
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