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- [te-truh]
- /ˈtɛ trə/
- /ˈte.trə pæk/
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- [te-truh]
- /ˈtɛ trə/
Definitions of tetra word
- noun tetra any of several tropical, freshwater fishes of the family Characidae, often kept in aquariums. 1
- adjective tetra times four 1
- noun tetra any of various brightly coloured tropical freshwater fishes of the genus Hemigrammus and related genera: family Characidae (characins) 0
- noun tetra any of a number of brightly colored, tropical American, characin fishes, often kept in aquariums 0
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Origin of tetra
First appearance:
before 1930 One of the 10% newest English words
1930-35; shortening of New Latin Tetragonopterus former genus name. See tetragon, -o-, -pterous
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Parts of speech for Tetra
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tetra popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 85% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
tetra usage trend in Literature
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