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Tetra

Tetra Meaning & Definition
Tetra Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Tetra?

[n] brightly colored tropical freshwater fishes

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See Also | characid | characin | characin fish | genus Hemigrammus | Hemigrammus

Tetra In Webster's Dictionary

\Tet"ra-\ [Gr. te`tra-, from te`sares, te`ttares, four. See {Four}.] 1. A combining form or prefix signifying four, as in tetrabasic, tetrapetalous. 2. (Chem.) A combining form (also used adjectively) denoting four proportional or combining parts of the substance or ingredient denoted by the term to which it is prefixed, as in tetra-chloride, tetroxide.

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