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neon tetras

neon tetras is the plural of neon tetra.

Meaning of neon tetra

Noun

neon tetra (plural neon tetras)

  1. Paracheirodon innesi (syn. Hyphessobrycon innesi), a small, tropical American fish, popular as an aquarium fish.
    • A swarm of thin neon tetra with red bellies and bright blue backs flash by.2021, Jenni Fagan, Luckenbooth, William Heinemann, page 270

Questions about neon tetras

What is neon tetras the plural of?
Neon tetras is the plural of neon tetra.

Words near neon tetras in the dictionary

  1. neon pop-punk
  2. neon sign
  3. neon signs
  4. neon skimmer
  5. neon tetra
  6. neon tetras
  7. neon-20
  8. neon-21
  9. neon-22
  10. neonacy
  11. neonatal

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