tetra.
Any of numerous species of small freshwater fish of the South American family Characidae and West African family Alestidae, popular in home aquariums.
Meaning & usage
Any of numerous species of small freshwater fish of the South American family Characidae and West African family Alestidae, popular in home aquariums.
Where this word comes from
From translingual Tetragonopterus, an obsolete genus that included these fish, ultimately from Ancient Greek τετράγωνος (tetrágōnos, “square, quadrilateral”) + πτερόν (pterón, “wing, fin”).
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