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noun

Darter n.

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

(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.

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

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"Darter" Quotes from Famous Books

... of his body, as well as on account of his rapid movements, he has received the surname "darter." Belonging to the group which bears this surname, there are, in the eastern half of the United States, about forty-seven species or kinds, the largest of which, when full grown, measures only about six inches in length, while the ...

— A Book of Natural History - Young Folks' Library Volume XIV. • Various

... going to see my darter, Nancy," said the old women. "Mrs. Nehemiah Babcock her name is. Mebbe you know ...

— Bound to Rise • Horatio Alger

... cry over him, hadn't you. Buss him, call him brother, hug him, give him the "Abolition" kiss, write an article on slavery, like Dickens; marry him to a white gall to England, get him a saint's darter with a good fortin, and well soon see whether her father was a talkin' cant or no, about niggers. Cuss 'em, let any o' these Britishers give me slack, and I'll give 'em cranberry for their goose, I know. I'd jump right down their throat with spurs on, and ...

— The Attache - or, Sam Slick in England, Complete • Thomas Chandler Haliburton

Words linked to "Darter" : snakebird, snail darter, Anhinga anhinga, anhinga, fauna, animate being, genus Anhinga, creature, beast, water turkey, animal, blue darter, dart