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black tetra

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

Gymnocorymbus ternetzi, a species of popular characin fish often kept in aquariums.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: petticoat tetra, high-fin black skirt tetra, black skirt tetra, black widow tetra, blackamoor

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

By surface analysis, black + tetra.

Across languages

Translations

14 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: تَتْرَة سَوْدَاء — Gymnocorymbus ternetzi
  • Chinese Mandarin: 裸頂脂鯉 /裸顶脂鲤 (luǒdǐng zhīlǐ) — Gymnocorymbus ternetzi
  • French: tétra noir — Gymnocorymbus ternetzi
  • French: veuve noire — Gymnocorymbus ternetzi
  • German: Trauermantelsalmler — Gymnocorymbus ternetzi
  • Hungarian: fekete tetra — Gymnocorymbus ternetzi
  • Italian: tetra nero — Gymnocorymbus ternetzi
  • Lithuanian: paprastoji ternecija — Gymnocorymbus ternetzi
  • Polish: żałobniczka — Gymnocorymbus ternetzi
  • Russian: обыкнове́нная терне́ция (obyknovénnaja ternécija) — Gymnocorymbus ternetzi
  • Russian: терне́ция (ternécija) — Gymnocorymbus ternetzi
  • Spanish: tetra negro — Gymnocorymbus ternetzi
  • Spanish: monjita — Gymnocorymbus ternetzi
  • Ukrainian: терне́ція (ternécija) — Gymnocorymbus ternetzi