tetra

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n. 脂鲤

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其它 /ˈtɛ.tɹə/

词形变化

tetras 复数 tetras

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

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

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词源

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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