Hypertext Webster Gateway: "darter"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Snakebird \Snake"bird`\, n. [So named from its snakelike neck.]
(Zo["o]l.)
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.
Note: The American species ({Anhinga, or Plotus, anhinga})
inhabits the Southern United States and tropical
America; -- called also {darter}, and {water turkey}.
The Asiatic species ({A. melanogaster}) is native of
Southern Asia and the East Indies. Two other species
inhabit Africa and Australia respectively.
2. (Zo["o]l.) The wryneck.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
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. See
{Darter}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Darter \Dart"er\, n.
1. One who darts, or who throw darts; that which darts.
2. (Zo["o]l.) 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. (Zo["o]l.) A small fresh-water etheostomoid fish. The
group includes numerous genera and species, all of them
American. See {Etheostomoid}.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (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"
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