tetrachromatic

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What does tetrachromatic mean?

Having four independent channels for conveying color information.

Where does tetrachromatic come from?

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

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