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tetrachromat en · NOUN

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *kʷetwóres Proto-Hellenic *kʷétwores Ancient Greek τέσσᾰρες (téssăres) Ancient Greek τετρᾰ- (tetră-)bor. English tetra- English chromatic English tetrachromat From tetra- + chromatic.

Meanings

  1. One who is capable of identifying four primary colors; one whose vision exhibits tetrachromacy.
    • Blood on the berries―red on red―but to you, a tetrachromat, the two reds are distinctive. 2022, Gabrielle Zevin, Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, Vintage (2023), page 340:

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Relateds

tetrachromacy · tetrachromatic