Darter

(definition) by Webster 1913 Tue Dec 21 1999 at 22:54:22

Dart"er (?), n.

1.

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

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.

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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