Tetramera
(||Te*tram"e*ra) n. pl. [NL. See Tetramerous.] (Zoöl.) A division of Coleoptera having, apparently,
only four tarsal joints, one joint being rudimentary.
Tetramerous
(Te*tram"er*ous) a. [Tetra- + Gr. part.]
1. (Bot.) Having the parts arranged in sets of four; as, a tetramerous flower.
2. (Zoöl.) Having four joints in each of the tarsi; — said of certain insects.
Tetrameter
(Te*tram"e*ter) n. [L. tetrametrus, Gr. te`tra- (see Tetra-) + a measure: cf. F. tétramètre.]
(GR. & Latin Pros.) A verse or line consisting of four measures, that is, in iambic, trochaic, and anapestic
verse, of eight feet; in other kinds of verse, of four feet.
Tetramethylene
(Tet`ra*meth"yl*ene) n. [Tetra- + methylene.] (Chem.) (a) A hypothetical hydrocarbon,
C4H8, analogous to trimethylene, and regarded as the base of well-known series or derivatives. (b)
Sometimes, an isomeric radical used to designate certain compounds which are really related to butylene.
Tetramorph
(Tet"ra*morph) n. [Tetra- + Gr. form, figure: cf. Gr. fourfold.] (Christian Art) The union of
the four attributes of the Evangelists in one figure, which is represented as winged, and standing on
winged fiery wheels, the wings being covered with eyes. The representations of it are evidently suggested
by the vision of Ezekiel (ch. i.)
Tetrandria
(||Te*tran"dri*a) n. pl. [NL., from Gr. te`tra- (see Tetra-) + a man, male.] (Bot.) A Linnæan
class of plants having four stamens.
Tetrandrian
(Te*tran"dri*an Te*tran"drous) a. (Bot.) Belonging to the class Tetrandria.
Tetraonid
(Te*tra"o*nid) n. [L. tetrao a heath cock, grouse, Gr. : cf. F. tétraonide.] (Zoöl.) A bird belonging
to the tribe of which the genus Tetrao is the type, as the grouse, partridge, quail, and the like. Used
also adjectively.
Tetrapetalous
(Tet`ra*pet"al*ous) a. [Tetra- + petal.] (Bot.) Containing four distinct petals, or flower
leaves; as, a tetrapetalous corolla.
Tetrapharmacom
(Tet`ra*phar"ma*com Tet`ra*phar"ma*cum) , n. [NL. tetrapharmacon, L. tetrapharmacum,
Gr. te`tra- (see Tetra-) + a drug.] (Med.) A combination of wax, resin, lard, and pitch, composing an
ointment. Brande & C.
Tetraphenol
(Tet`ra*phe"nol) n. [Tetra- + phenol.] (Chem.) Furfuran. [Obs.]
Tetraphyllous
(Te*traph"yl*lous) a. [Tetra- + Gr. a leaf.] (Bot.) Having four leaves; consisting of four
distinct leaves or leaflets.
Tetrapla
(||Tet"ra*pla) n.; etymologically pl., but syntactically sing. [NL., fr. Gr. tetraplo`os, tetraploy^s,
fourfold.] A Bible consisting of four different Greek versions arranged in four columns by Origen; hence,
any version in four languages or four columns.
Tetrapneumona
(||Tet`rap*neu"mo*na) n. pl. [NL. See Tetra-, and Pneumo-.] (Zoöl.) A division of
Arachnida including those spiders which have four lungs, or pulmonary sacs. It includes the bird spiders
(Mygale) and the trapdoor spiders. See Mygale.
