English Explanatory Dictionary

tetra

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun

Any of numerous species of small freshwater fish of the South American family Characidae and West African family Alestidae, popular in home aquariums.

Pronunciation

/ˈtɛ.tɹə/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-tetra.wav

Word forms

tetra tetras

Etymology

From translingual Tetragonopterus, an obsolete genus that included these fish, ultimately from Ancient Greek τετράγωνος (tetrágōnos, “square, quadrilateral”) + πτερόν (pterón, “wing, fin”).

Derived words

Adonis tetra African long-finned tetra African moon tetra Arnold's tetra banded tetra bandtail tetra barred glass tetra beacon tetra Belgian flag tetra blackband tetra black darter tetra blackedge tetra black-flag tetra black-jacket tetra blackline tetra black morpho tetra black neon tetra black phantom tetra black tetra black wedge tetra bleeding heart tetra blind tetra bloodfin tetra blue tetra brass tetra brilliant rummynose tetra bucktooth tetra Buenos Aires tetra butterfly tetra callistus tetra calypso tetra cardinal tetra Carlana tetra central tetra Cochu's blue tetra coffee-bean tetra Colcibolca tetra Congo tetra copper tetra Costello tetra creek tetra croaking tetra dawn tetra diamond tetra discus tetra disk tetra dragonfin tetra ember tetra emperor tetra false black tetra false neon tetra false red nose tetra false rummynose tetra featherfin tetra firehead tetra flag tetra flame tail tetra flame tetra garnet tetra glass bloodfin tetra

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