A vertebrate animal with four limbs or, in the case of snakes and whales, descended from such an animal.
tetra+pod
Shared component: tetra · four
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Shared components, not spelling prefixeshaving the shape of a tetrahedron; relating to or being a tetrahedron.
tetra+hedral
Shared component: tetra · four
a solid shape with four flat triangular faces; a triangular pyramid.
tetra+hedron
Shared component: tetra · four
a yellow, crystalline antibiotic produced by a soil bacterium, effective against a wide range of bacteria.
tetra+cycl+ine
Shared component: tetra · four
a chemical compound containing four chlorine atoms combined with another element or radical.
tetra+chloride
Shared component: tetra · four
tetraExtended relation
a small, brightly colored tropical freshwater fish, often kept in aquariums.
Extended relation: tetra · four