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Hyphessobrycon, a genus of tetra
English
Etymology
From translingual Tetragonopterus, an obsolete genus that included these fish.
Noun
tetra (plural tetras)
- Any of numerous species of small freshwater fish of the South American family Characidae and West African family Alestidae, popular in home aquariums.
- 2018, Tim Flannery, Europe: A Natural History, page 32:
- Among them were ancient relatives of the piranhas and those popular aquarium fish the tetras, along with garfish and freshwater coelacanths, known as mawsonids.
Derived terms
terms derived from tetra
- Adonis tetra (Lepidarchus adonis)
- African long-finned tetra (Bryconalestes longipinnis, syn. Brycinus longipinnis)
- African moon tetra (Bathyaethiops caudomaculatus)
- Arnold's tetra (Arnoldichthys spilopterus)
- banded tetra (Astyanax fasciatus)
- bandtail tetra (Moenkhausia dichroura)
- barred glass tetra (Phenagoniates macrolepis)
- beacon tetra (Hemigrammus ocellifer)
- Belgian flag tetra (Hyphessobrycon heterorhabdus)
- blackband tetra (Hyphessobrycon scholzei)
- black darter tetra (Poecilocharax weitzmani)
- blackedge tetra (Tyttocharax madeirae)
- black-flag tetra (Hyphessobrycon rosaceus)
- black-jacket tetra (Moenkhausia takasei)
- blackline tetra (Hyphessobrycon scholzei)
- black morpho tetra (Poecilocharax weitzmani)
- black neon tetra (Hyphessobrycon herbertaxelrodi)
- black phantom tetra (Hyphessobrycon megalopterus)
- black tetra (Gymnocorymbus thayeri, Gymnocorymbus ternetzi)
- black wedge tetra (Hemigrammus pulcher)
- bleeding heart tetra (Hyphessobrycon erythrostigma)
- bleeding heart tetra (Hyphessobrycon socolofi)
- blind tetra (Stygichthys typhlops)
- bloodfin tetra (Aphyocharax anisitsi)
- blue tetra (Boehlkea fredcochui, Knodus borki, Mimagoniates microlepis, Tyttocharax madeirae, et al.)
- brass tetra (Hemigrammus rodwayi)
- brilliant rummynose tetra (Hemigrammus bleheri)
- bucktooth tetra (Exodon paradoxus)
- Buenos Aires tetra (Hyphessobrycon anisitsi)
- butterfly tetra (Gymnocorymbus ternetzi)
- Callistus tetra (Hyphessobrycon eques)
- calypso tetra (Hyphessobrycon axelrodi)
- cardinal tetra (Paracheirodon axelrodi)
- Carlana tetra (Carlana eigenmanni)
- central tetra (Astyanax aeneus)
- Cochu's blue tetra (Knodus borki)
- coffee-bean tetra (Hyphessobrycon takasei)
- Colcibolca tetra (Astyanax nasutus)
- Congo tetra (Phenacogrammus interruptus)
- copper tetra (Hasemania melanura)
- Costello tetra (Hemigrammus hyanuary)
- creek tetra (Bryconamericus scleroparius)
- creek tetra (Bryconamericus terrabensis)
- croaking tetra (Mimagoniates inequalis)
- croaking tetra (Mimagoniates lateralis)
- dawn tetra (Aphyocharax paraguayensis)
- dawn tetra (Hyphessobrycon eos)
- diamond tetra (Moenkhausia pittieri)
- discus tetra (Brachychalcinus orbicularis)
- disk tetra (Myleus schomburgkii)
- dragonfin tetra (Pseudocorynopoma doriae)
- ember tetra (Hyphessobrycon amandae)
- emperor tetra (Nematobrycon palmeri)
- false black tetra (Gymnocorymbus thayeri)
- false neon tetra (Paracheirodon simulans)
- false red nose tetra (Petitella georgiae)
- false rummynose tetra (Petitella georgiae)
- featherfin tetra (Hemigrammus unilineatus)
- firehead tetra (Hemigrammus bleheri)
- flag tetra (Hyphessobrycon heterorhabdus)
- flame tail tetra (Aphyocharax erythrurus)
- flame tetra (Hyphessobrycon flammeus)
- garnet tetra (Hemigrammus pulcher)
- glass bloodfin tetra (Prionobrama filigera)
- glass tetra (Moenkhausia oligolepis)
- glossy tetra (Moenkhausia oligolepis)
- glowlight tetra (Hemigrammus erythrozonus)
- goldencrown tetra (Aphyocharax alburnus)
- goldencrown tetra (Aphyocharax alburnus)
- golden tetra (Hemigrammus rodwayi)
- goldspotted tetra (Hyphessobrycon griemi)
- gold-tailed tetra (Carlastyanax aurocaudatus)
- gold tetra (Hemigrammus rodwayi)
- green dwarf tetra (Odontocharacidium aphanes)
- green neon tetra (Paracheirodon simulans)
- green tetra (Paracheirodon simulans)
- Griem's tetra (Hyphessobrycon griemi)
- head & taillight tetra (Hemigrammus ocellifer)
- Hy511 tetra (Hyphessobrycon spp.)
- January tetra (Hemigrammus hyanuary)
- jellybean tetra (Lepidarchus adonis)
- jewel tetra (Hyphessobrycon eques)
- jumping tetra (Hemibrycon tridens)
- largespot tetra (Astyanax orthodus)
- lemon tetra (Hyphessobrycon pulchripinnis)
- long-finned glass tetra (Xenagoniates bondi)
- long-finned glass tetra (Xenagoniates bondi)
- longfin tetra (Brycinus longipinnis)
- longjaw tetra (Bramocharax bransfordii)
- Loreto tetra (Hyphessobrycon loretoensis)
- Mayan tetra (Hyphessobrycon compressus)
- Mexican tetra (Astyanax mexicanus)
- mimic scale-eating tetra (Probolodus heterostomus)
- mourning tetra (Brycon pesu)
- naked tetra (Gymnocharacinus bergii)
- neon tetra (Paracheirodon innesi)
- Niger tetra (Arnoldichthys spilopterus)
- nurse tetra (Brycinus nurse)
- one-line tetra (Hemigrammus unilineatus)
- oneline tetra (Nannaethiops unitaeniatus)
- orangefin tetra (Bryconops affinis)
- ornate tetra (Hyphessobrycon bentosi)
- Panama tetra (Hyphessobrycon panamensis)
- penguin tetra (Thayeria boehlkei)
- Peruvian tetra (Hyphessobrycon peruvianus)
- petticoat tetra (Gymnocorymbus ternetzi)
- phantom tetra (Hyphessobrycon megalopterus)
- Pittier's tetra (Moenkhausia pittieri)
- pretty tetra (Hemigrammus pulcher)
- pristella tetra (Pristella maxillaris)
- pygmy tetra (Odontostilbe dialeptura)
- rainbow tetra (Nematobrycon lacortei)
- rainbow tetra (Nematobrycon palmeri)
- red eye tetra (Moenkhausia sanctaefilomenae)
- red-nose tetra
- red phantom Tetra (Hyphessobrycon sweglesi)
- redspotted tetra (Copeina guttata)
- red tetra (Hyphessobrycon flammeus)
- rosy-finned tetra (Hyphessobrycon rosaceus)
- rosy tetra (Hyphessobrycon bentosi)
- rosy tetra (Hyphessobrycon rosaceus)
- royal tetra (Inpaichthys kerri)
- ruby tetra (Axelrodia riesei)
- rummy-nose tetra (Hemigrammus rhodostomus (bleheri))
- sailfin tetra (Crenuchus spilurus)
- savage tetra (Hyphessobrycon savagei)
- savanna tetra (Hyphessobrycon stegemanni)
- semaphore tetra (Pterobrycon myrnae)
- serpae tetra (Hyphessobrycon eques)
- sharptooth tetra (Micralestes acutidens)
- silver tetra (Ctenobrycon spilurus)
- silver tetra (Gymnocorymbus thayeri)
- silver tetra (Micralestes acutidens)
- silvertip tetra, silver-tipped tetra (Hasemania nana)
- silvertip tetra (Hasemania melanura)
- splash tetra (Copella arnoldi)
- spotfin tetra (Hyphessobrycon socolofi)
- spottail tetra (Moenkhausia dichroura)
- spotted tetra (Copella nattereri)
- Swegles's tetra (Hyphessobrycon sweglesi)
- tailspot tetra (Bryconops caudomaculatus)
- tetra von Rio (Hyphessobrycon flammeus)
- three-lined African tetra (Neolebias trilineatus)
- Tietê tetra (Brycon insignis)
- Tortuguero tetra (Hyphessobrycon tortuguerae)
- transparent tetra (Charax gibbosus)
- true big-scale tetra (Brycinus macrolepidotus)
- Uruguay tetra (Cheirodon interruptus)
- white spot tetra (Aphyocharax paraguayensis)
- X-ray tetra
- x-ray tetra (Pristella maxillaris)
- yellow-tailed African tetra (Alestopetersius caudalis)
- yellow tetra (Hyphessobrycon bifasciatus)
Translations
fish
Anagrams
Finnish
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
< trademark Tetra Pak
Noun
tetra
- Tetra Pak (type of container)
Usage notes
- Often used as headword in a compound term, with a modifier that specifies the content, e.g. mehutetra (“Tetra Pak of juice”).
Declension
| Inflection of tetra (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | tetra | tetrat | ||
| genitive | tetran | tetrojen | ||
| partitive | tetraa | tetroja | ||
| illative | tetraan | tetroihin | ||
| singular | plural | |||
| nominative | tetra | tetrat | ||
| accusative | nom. | tetra | tetrat | |
| gen. | tetran | |||
| genitive | tetran | tetrojen tetrainrare | ||
| partitive | tetraa | tetroja | ||
| inessive | tetrassa | tetroissa | ||
| elative | tetrasta | tetroista | ||
| illative | tetraan | tetroihin | ||
| adessive | tetralla | tetroilla | ||
| ablative | tetralta | tetroilta | ||
| allative | tetralle | tetroille | ||
| essive | tetrana | tetroina | ||
| translative | tetraksi | tetroiksi | ||
| abessive | tetratta | tetroitta | ||
| instructive | — | tetroin | ||
| comitative | See the possessive forms below. | |||
Synonyms
Derived terms
compounds
Etymology 2
From English tetra, from translingual Tetragonopterus.
Noun
tetra
- tetra (fish of the family Characidae, commonly kept as aquarium fish)
Declension
| Inflection of tetra (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | tetra | tetrat | ||
| genitive | tetran | tetrojen | ||
| partitive | tetraa | tetroja | ||
| illative | tetraan | tetroihin | ||
| singular | plural | |||
| nominative | tetra | tetrat | ||
| accusative | nom. | tetra | tetrat | |
| gen. | tetran | |||
| genitive | tetran | tetrojen tetrainrare | ||
| partitive | tetraa | tetroja | ||
| inessive | tetrassa | tetroissa | ||
| elative | tetrasta | tetroista | ||
| illative | tetraan | tetroihin | ||
| adessive | tetralla | tetroilla | ||
| ablative | tetralta | tetroilta | ||
| allative | tetralle | tetroille | ||
| essive | tetrana | tetroina | ||
| translative | tetraksi | tetroiksi | ||
| abessive | tetratta | tetroitta | ||
| instructive | — | tetroin | ||
| comitative | See the possessive forms below. | |||
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Derived terms
compounds
Further reading
- “tetra”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2024-01-01
Anagrams
Italian
Pronunciation
Adjective
tetra
Noun
tetra m (invariable)
Anagrams
Latin
Adjective
tētra
- inflection of tēter:
Adjective
tētrā
References
- tetra in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)
Polish
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Borrowed from Ancient Greek τετρα- (tetra-).
Noun
tetra f
- terry (fabric)
- (colloquial) Clipping of tetrachlorometan.
Derived terms
adjective
Etymology 2
Noun
tetra f
- tetra (fish)
Declension
Declension of tetra