Tetra

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. Any of numerous small colorful tropical freshwater fish of the family Characidae, such as the neon tetra, found in South America and Africa, and often kept in home aquariums. Also called characin.
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  • n. Any of several species of small South American freshwater fish of the family Characidae, popular in home aquaria.
    • Word Usage
    "What's strange about the tetra is that, even dead, the fish had beautiful color."
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    characin fish    characin    characid   
    Form
    tetradontiformes    tetrachord    tetragram    tetracyclic    tetragon   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    quadri-   
    Same Context
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