Darter

4 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Snakebird \Snake"bird`\, n. [So named from its snakelike neck.]
     (Zool.)
     1. Any one of four species of aquatic birds of the genus
        {Anhinga} or {Plotus}. They are allied to the gannets and
        cormorants, but have very long, slender, flexible necks,
        and sharp bills.


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     Note: The American species ({Anhinga anhinga} syn. {Plotus
           anhinga}) inhabits the Southern United States and
           tropical America; -- called also {darter}, and {water
           turkey}. The Asiatic species ({Anhinga melanogaster})
           is native of Southern Asia and the East Indies. Two
           other species inhabit Africa and Australia
           respectively.
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     2. (Zool.) The wryneck.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Darter \Dart"er\, n.
     1. One who darts, or who throw darts; that which darts.
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     2. (Zool.) The snakebird, a water bird of the genus {Plotus};
        -- so called because it darts out its long, snakelike neck
        at its prey. See {Snakebird}.
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     3. (Zool.) A small fresh-water etheostomoid fish. The group
        includes numerous genera and species, all of them
        American. See {Etheostomoid}.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Etheostomoid \E`the*os"to*moid\, a. [NL. etheostoma name of a
     genus + -oid.] (Zo["o]l.)
     Pertaining to, or like, the genus {Etheostoma}. -- n. Any
     fish of the genus {Etheostoma} and related genera, allied to
     the perches; -- also called {darter}. The etheostomoids are
     small and often bright-colored fishes inhabiting the fresh
     waters of North America. About seventy species are known,
     including the rare {snail darter} ({Percina tanasi}), 3
     inches long, found only in the Tennessee River and classified
     as a {threatened species}. See {Darter}.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  darter
       n 1: fish-eating bird of warm inland waters having a long
            flexible neck and slender sharp-pointed bill [syn: {snakebird},
             {anhinga}]
       2: a person or other animal that moves abruptly and rapidly;
          "squirrels are darters"