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darter

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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

DARTER

n.One who throws a dart.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

DARTER

DARTER Dart "er, n.

 

1. One who darts, or who throw darts; that which darts.

 

2. (Zoöl.)

 

Defn: The snakebird, a water bird of the genus Plotus; -- so called because it darts out its long, snakelike neck at its prey. See Snakebird.

 

3. (Zoöl.)

 

Defn: A small fresh-water etheostomoid fish. The group includes numerous genera and species, all of them American. See Etheostomoid.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

darter

dart er |ˈdärtər ˈdɑrdər | noun 1 another term for anhinga. 2 a small North American freshwater fish, the male of which may develop bright coloration during the breeding season. [Genera Etheostoma and Percina, family Percidae: numerous species. ]

 

Oxford Dictionary

darter

dart ¦er |ˈdɑːtə | noun 1 a long-necked fish-eating bird related to the cormorants, typically found in fresh water, where they frequently swim submerged to the neck. Also called anhinga, snakebird. Family Anhingidae and genus Anhinga: four species. 2 a small fast-moving North American freshwater fish. Genera Etheostoma and Percina, family Percidae: numerous species. 3 (also darter dragonfly ) a broad-bodied dragonfly that typically darts out from a perch to grab prey. Libellulidae and related families: several genera.