Tetrapnuemonian to Thalamifloral
Tetrapnuemonian
(Tet`rap*nue*mo"ni*an) n. (Zoöl.) One of the Tetrapneumona.
Tetrapod
(Tet"ra*pod) n. [Gr. fourfooted; te`tra- (see Tetra-) + foot.] (Zoöl.) An insect characterized by
having but four perfect legs, as certain of the butterflies.
Tetrapody
(Te*trap"o*dy) n. A set of four feet; a measure or distance of four feet.
Tetrapteran
(Te*trap"ter*an) n. [See Tetrapterous.] (Zoöl.) An insect having four wings.
Tetrapterous
(Te*trap"ter*ous) a. [Gr. te`tra- (see Tetra-) + wing.] (Zoöl.) Having four wings.
Tetraptote
(Tet"rap*tote) n. [L. tetraptotum, Gr. .] (Gram.) A noun that has four cases only. Andrews.
Tetrarch
(Te"trarch) n. [L. tetrarches, Gr. te`tra- (see Tetra-) + a ruler, to lead; rule: cf. F. tétrarque.
See Arch, a.] (Rom. Antiq.) A Roman governor of the fourth part of a province; hence, any subordinate
or dependent prince; also, a petty king or sovereign.
Tetrarch
(Te"trarch), a. Four. [Obs.] Fuller.
Tetrarchate
(Te*trarch"ate) n. [Cf. F. tétrarchat.] (Rom. Antiq.) A tetrarchy.
Tetrarchical
(Te*trarch"ic*al) a. Of or pertaining to a tetrarch or tetrarchy. Bolingbroke.
Tetrarchy
(Tet"rarch*y) n.; pl. Tetrarchies [L. tetrarchia, Gr. : cf. F. tétrarchie.] (Rom. Antiq.) The
district under a Roman tetrarch; the office or jurisdiction of a tetrarch; a tetrarchate.
Tetraschistic
(Tet`ra*schis"tic) a. [Gr. divided into four parts; te`tra- tetra- + to split.] (Biol.) Characterized
by division into four parts.
Tetrasepalous
(Tet`ra*sep"al*ous) a. [Tetra- + sepal.] (Bot.) Having four sepals.
Tetraspaston
(Tet`ra*spas"ton) n. [NL., fr. Gr. te`tra- (see Tetra-) + to draw, pull.] (Mach.) A machine
in which four pulleys act together. Brande & C.
Tetraspermous
(Tet`ra*sper"mous) a. [Tetra- + Gr. a seed.] (Bot.) Having four seeds.
Tetraspermous plant, a plant which produces four seeds in each flower.
Tetraspore
(Tet"ra*spore) n. [Tetra- + spore.] (Bot.) A nonsexual spore, one of a group of four regularly
occurring in red seaweeds. — Tet`ra*spor"ic a.
Tetrastich
(Te*tras"tich) n. [L. tetrastichon, Gr. te`tra- (see Tetra-) + a row, verse.] A stanza, epigram,
or poem, consisting of four verses or lines. Pope.
Tetrastyle
(Tet"ra*style) a. [L. tetrastylon, Gr. with four pillars in front; te`tra- (see Tetra-) + a column.]
(Arch.) Having four columns in front; — said of a temple, portico, or colonnade. — n. A tetrastyle building.
Tetrasyllabic
(Tet`ra*syl*lab"ic Tet`ra*syl*lab"ic*al) a. [Cf. F. tétrasyllabique.] Consisting of, or having,
four syllables; quadrisyllabic.
Tetrasyllable
(Tet"ra*syl`la*ble) n. [Tetra- + syllable: cf. Gr. of four syllables.] A word consisting of four
syllables; a quadrisyllable.
Tetrathecal
(Tet`ra*the"cal) a. [Tetra- + thecal.] (Bot.) Having four loculaments, or thecæ.
Tetrathionate
(Tet`ra*thi"on*ate) n. (Chem.) A salt of tetrathionic acid.
