neon tetra

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noun

a small, brightly colored red and blue characin fish, Pracheirodon innesi, native to parts of the Amazon basin: a popular aquarium fish.

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Origin of neon tetra

First recorded in 1935–40

Words nearby neon tetra

neonaticide, neonatology, neo-Nazi, neon lamp, neo-noir, neon tetra, neoorthodox, neoorthodoxy, neopagan, neopaganism, neopallium

How to use neon tetra in a sentence

Her neon blue hair is teased high with a gray stripe emerging from the front.
Whip It: Secrets of a Dominatrix|Justin Jones|November 25, 2014|DAILY BEAST
But here they are, stage names spelled out in neon across the iconic marquee: MAPEI AND LYKKE LI.
The Swedish Queen of Soulful Pop: Mapei Won’t Wait for You to Listen|Caitlin Dickson|October 16, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The Neon Ceiling was the most challenging piece of work for me, it was like an independent movie for television, and I loved it.
The Unsinkable Lee Grant Sets the Record Straight|William O’Connor|July 23, 2014|DAILY BEAST
On a boulevard with stacked neon-lit signs blanketing the buildings, Veatch finds the gaming arcade frequented by the Kims.
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Chicken Bitches, now in a neon yellow bow wig and floral caftan, announces the final round: talent.
And the Wiener Is…My Trip to Brooklyn’s Smallest Penis Pageant|Tessa Miller|June 16, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Nine identical High-Pocketses—all so tall they had to weave around the neon lights instead of ducking under them.
Nine Men in Time|Noel Miller Loomis
And then Lamb began to taste something like panic even as the first neon signs began to smear the wintry shadows.
Hooded Detective, Volume III No. 2, January, 1942|Various
Neon, the ancestors of Brachylles, who were the most prominent in the party which favoured Macedonia.
The Histories of Polybius, Vol. II (of 2)|Polybius
It took ten minutes to reach the tavern; a standard gin mill with a red neon sign proclaiming its presence.
"And That's How It Was, Officer"|Ralph Sholto
I even knocked out every red neon sign within two blocks of a traffic light.
Cue for Quiet|Thomas L. Sherred