Meanings
nounblack tetra (plural black tetras)
plural black tetras
- Gymnocorymbus ternetzi, a species of popular characin fish often kept in aquariums.
Synonyms: petticoat tetra, high-fin black skirt tetra, black skirt tetra, black widow tetra, blackamoor
Synonyms & antonyms
nounGymnocorymbus ternetzi, a species of popular characin fish often kept in aquariums.
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Origin
By surface analysis, black + tetra.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Arabic تَتْرَة سَوْدَاء
- تَتْرَة سَوْدَاءGymnocorymbus ternetzi
Chinese Mandarin 裸頂脂鯉 /裸顶脂鲤
- 裸頂脂鯉 /裸顶脂鲤 (luǒdǐng zhīlǐ)Gymnocorymbus ternetzi
French tétra noir, veuve noire
- tétra noirGymnocorymbus ternetzi
- veuve noireGymnocorymbus ternetzi
German Trauermantelsalmler
- TrauermantelsalmlerGymnocorymbus ternetzi
Hungarian fekete tetra
- fekete tetraGymnocorymbus ternetzi
Italian tetra nero
- tetra neroGymnocorymbus ternetzi
Lithuanian paprastoji ternecija
- paprastoji ternecijaGymnocorymbus ternetzi
Polish żałobniczka
- żałobniczkaGymnocorymbus ternetzi
Russian обыкнове́нная терне́ция, терне́ция
- обыкнове́нная терне́ция (obyknovénnaja ternécija)Gymnocorymbus ternetzi
- терне́ция (ternécija)Gymnocorymbus ternetzi
Spanish tetra negro, monjita
- tetra negroGymnocorymbus ternetzi
- monjitaGymnocorymbus ternetzi
Ukrainian терне́ція
- терне́ція (ternécija)Gymnocorymbus ternetzi
Cite this entry
APA
black tetra. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/black%20tetra
MLA
“black tetra.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/black%20tetra. Accessed November 5, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “black tetra,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/black%20tetra.
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