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tetra

Noun CEFR C2 Specialized
ˈtɛ.tɹə

Definitions

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

Equivalents

Françaistetra
Portuguêstetra
Italianotetra
7 more languages
Bosanskineon
Suomitetra
Hrvatskineon
Kurdîneon
Polskineontetra
Русскийте́тра
Српскиneon

Examples

“Among them were ancient relatives of the piranhas and those popular aquarium fish⟳ the tetras, along with garfish and freshwater coelacanths, known as mawsonids.”

CEFR level

C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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See also

Tetra Pak tetra-amelia tetraacetate tetraacetic acid tetraacetylethane tetraacetylethylenediamine

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