tetra
Aquarium's bright swimmer
Tetra is a small, brightly colored freshwater fish popular in home aquariums.
Native to South American rivers, tetras like neon tetras and cardinal tetras are known for their iridescent stripes and schooling behavior: The tank was filled with a shimmering school of tetras.
As a prefix, tetra- means four: tetrahedron, tetrapod.
Showing shifting spectral colors
- bluePrimary color; also sad
- redPrimary color, warm
- silverLustrous white precious metal
- translucentPermitting diffused light passage
glowing · fluorescent · bright · reflective
Large storage vessel
- freshwaterNon-saline aquatic environment
- filterPorous separation device
- heaterDevice producing warmth
- aquascapingDesigning underwater tank environments
substrate · community · plants · driftwood · lighting · thermometer · aquarist · blackwater
Inert illuminating element
- cardinalOf foremost importance
- emberGlowing coal fragment
- lemonAcidic yellow citrus
- diamondCrystallized carbon gemstone
penguin · flame · silvertip · schooling · shoaling · peaceful · small
Four notes within fourth
- tetraploidHaving four chromosome sets
- fourNumber after three
- GreekOf Athenian origin
- geometryScience of spatial relationships
iridescent
Showing shifting spectral colors
translucent · glowing · fluorescent · bright · reflective
tank
Large storage vessel
- freshwaterNon-saline aquatic environment
- filterPorous separation device
- heaterDevice producing warmth
aquascaping · substrate · community · plants · driftwood · lighting · thermometer · aquarist · blackwater · tannins
neon
Inert illuminating element
diamond · penguin · flame · silvertip · schooling · shoaling · peaceful · small
tetrachord
Four notes within fourth
- tetraploidHaving four chromosome sets
- fourNumber after three
- GreekOf Athenian origin
- carbon tetrachlorideCCl₄ compound, once industrial
- tetralogy of FallotQuadruple congenital heart anomaly
- neon tetraSmall iridescent aquarium fish
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