"tetrachromacy" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˌtɛtɹəˈkɹoʊməsi/
Etymology: From tetra- + chromo- + -acy. Etymology templates: {{affix|en|tetra-|chromo-|-acy}} tetra- + chromo- + -acy Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} tetrachromacy (uncountable)
  1. The quality of having four independent channels for conveying color information in the eye. Wikipedia link: tetrachromacy Tags: uncountable Related terms: tetrachromat, tetrachromatic Translations (having four independent channels for conveying color in the eye): tetrakromaasia (Estonian), neljavärvinägemine (Estonian), tetrakromaattinen värinäkö (Finnish), nelivärinäkö (Finnish), tétrachromatie [feminine] (French), tétrachromatisme [masculine] (French)
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