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Manis tetradactylaPhatagin Phat"a*gin, n. [Cf. Gr. ?; perhaps from native name.]
(Zo["o]l.)
The long-tailed pangolin (Manis tetradactyla); -- called
also ipi. Suricata tetradactylaZenick e"nick, n. (Zo["o]l.)
A South African burrowing mammal (Suricata tetradactyla),
allied to the civets. It is grayish brown, with yellowish
transverse stripes on the back. Called also suricat. Tamandua tetradactylaTamandu Ta*man"du, n. [Sp., from the native name: cf. F.
tamandua.] (Zo["o]l.)
A small ant-eater (Tamandua tetradactyla) native of the
tropical parts of South America.
Note: It has five toes on the fore feet, an elongated snout,
small ears, and short woolly hair. Its tail is stout
and hairy at the base, tapering, and covered with
minute scales, and is somewhat prehensile at the end.
Called also tamandua, little ant-bear,
fourmilier, and cagouare. The collared, or striped,
tamandu (Tamandua bivittata) is considered a distinct
species by some writers, but by others is regarded as
only a variety. TetradactylousTetradactylous Tet`ra*dac"tyl*ous, a. [Gr. ?; te`tra- (see
Tetra-) + ? finger, toe.] (Zo["o]l.)
Having, or characterized by, four digits to the foot or hand. TetradecaneTetradecane Tet`ra*dec"ane, n. [Tetra- + Gr. ? ten.] (Chem.)
A light oily hydrocarbon, C14H30, of the marsh-gas series;
-- so called from the fourteen carbon atoms in the molecule. Tetradic
Tetradic Tet*rad"ic, a. (Chem.)
Of or pertaining to a tetrad; possessing or having the
characteristics of a tetrad; as, a carbon is a tetradic
element.
TetraditeTetradite Tet"ra*dite, n. [See Tetrad.]
A person in some way remarkable with regard to the number
four, as one born on the fourth day of the month, or one who
reverenced four persons in the Godhead. --Smart. tetradonTetrodon Tet"ro*don, n. [Tetra- + Gr. ?, ?, tooth.] (Zo["o]l.)
Any one of numerous species of plectognath fishes belonging
to Tetrodon and allied genera. Each jaw is furnished with
two large, thick, beaklike, bony teeth. [Written also
tetradon.]
Note: The skin is usually spinous, and the belly is capable
of being greatly distended by air or water. It includes
the swellfish, puffer
(a), and similar species. TetradonTetradon Tet"ra*don, n. (Zo["o]l.)
See Tetrodon. tetradontTetrodont Tet"ro*dont, a. (Zo["o]l.)
Of or pertaining to the tetrodons. -- n. A tetrodon. [Written
also tetradont, and tetraodont.] TetradontTetradont Tet"ra*dont, a. & n. (Zo["o]l.)
See Tetrodont. TetradrachmTetradrachm Tet"ra*drachm, Tetradrachma Tet`ra*drach"ma, n.
[NL. tetradrachma, fr. Gr. tetra`drachmon; te`tra- (see
Tetra-) + drachmh` drachm, drachma.]
A silver coin among the ancient Greeks, of the value of four
drachms.
Note: The Attic tetradrachm was equal to 3s. 3d. sterling, or
about 76 cents. TetradrachmaTetradrachm Tet"ra*drachm, Tetradrachma Tet`ra*drach"ma, n.
[NL. tetradrachma, fr. Gr. tetra`drachmon; te`tra- (see
Tetra-) + drachmh` drachm, drachma.]
A silver coin among the ancient Greeks, of the value of four
drachms.
Note: The Attic tetradrachm was equal to 3s. 3d. sterling, or
about 76 cents. TetradymiteTetradymite Tet*rad"y*mite, n. [Gr. tetra`dymos fourfold. So
named from its occurrence in compound twin crystals, or
fourlings.] (Min.)
A telluride of bismuth. It is of a pale steel-gray color and
metallic luster, and usually occurs in foliated masses.
Called also telluric bismuth. TetradynamiaTetradynamia Tet`ra*dy*na"mi*a, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. te`tra-
(see Tetra-) + ? power.] (Bot.)
A Linn[ae]an class of plants having six stamens, four of
which are longer than the others. Tetradynamian
Tetradynamian Tet`ra*dy*na"mi*an, n. (Bot.)
A plant of the order Tetradynamia.
Tetradynamian
Tetradynamian Tet`ra*dy*na"mi*an, Tetradynamous
Tet`ra*dyn"a*mous, a. (Bot.)
Belonging to the order Tetradynamia; having six stamens, four
of which are uniformly longer than the others.
Tetradynamous
Tetradynamian Tet`ra*dy*na"mi*an, Tetradynamous
Tet`ra*dyn"a*mous, a. (Bot.)
Belonging to the order Tetradynamia; having six stamens, four
of which are uniformly longer than the others.
Meaning of Tetrad from wikipedia
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Tetrad ('group of 4') or
tetrade may
refer to:
Tetrad (area), an area 2 km x 2 km
square Tetrad (astronomy)...
- In astronomy, a
tetrad is a set of four
total lunar eclipses within two
consecutive years. The
frequency of
tetrads varies by
century with the frequency...
- In medicine, Garrod's
tetrad is a term
named for
British physician Archibald Garrod, who
introduced the
phrase "inborn
errors of metabolism" in a lecture...
- The
tetrad formalism is an
approach to
general relativity that
generalizes the
choice of
basis for the
tangent bundle from a
coordinate basis to the less...
- The
tetrad is the four
spores produced after meiosis of a
yeast or
other Ascomycota,
Chlamydomonas or
other alga, or a plant.
After parent haploids mate...
- The
tetractys (Gr****: τετρακτύς), or
tetrad, or the
tetractys of the
decad is a
triangular figure consisting of ten
points arranged in four rows: one,...
- of the dark triad,
therefore deserving of its
position within the dark
tetrad. The
vulnerable dark
triad comprises three related and
similar constructs:...
-
Marshall McLuhan's
tetrad of
media effects uses a
tetrad - a four-part
construct - to
examine the
effects on
society of any technology/medium (that is...
-
series of four full
moons in 2014 and 2015. The
prophecies stated that a
tetrad (a
series of four
consecutive lunar eclipses—all
total and
coinciding on...
- The
Radix Tetrad is a
group of four
science fiction books by A. A. Attanasio. The
first novel, the
Nebula Award-nominated Radix, was
published in 1981...
