neon tetra
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of neon tetra
First recorded in 1935–40
Example Sentences
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A thousand neon tetra, a flock of living quicksilver sewing needles, turned 90 degrees in perfect unison, then did it again, and again, and again, describing a neat, angular box in the water.
From Home Again, Home Again by Doctorow, Cory
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