darter
IPA: dˈɑrtɝ
noun
- One who darts, or who throws darts; that which darts.
- Any member of the family Anhingidae, waterbirds with long necks.
- Any of various darting freshwater fish of the family Percidae, that are usually small and brightly coloured and are native to North America.
- Any of the similar South American (and Panamanian) freshwater fish in the characin family Crenuchidae
- (UK) Any of the dragonflies in the genus Sympetrum
- Any of various hesperiid butterflies of the genera Arrhenes and Telicota.
- A surname.
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Examples of "darter" in Sentences
- Looks more like an immature Darter to me.
- Thanks for the box on the atercress Darter.
- The amber darter likely lives up to 3 years.
- Move it to Snail darter controversy or something.
- The scaly sand darter grows to between in length.
- I have nothing personal against the snail darter.
- Darter sank the heavy cruiser and seriously damaged the cruiser .
- The world needs both the diligent plodders and the distracted darters.
- The crystal darter and the diamond darter are the only members of their genus.
- Darters are a variety of waterbird, and are similar in some ways to cormorants.
- I would bet my best gun that there is a real hunter right behind the "darter" with a real gun.
- The fish are the spotted darter, which is endangered, and the Tippecanoe and bluebreast darters, which are threatened.
- "darter," and everyone who knew Dol knew, also, that these little attentions must have been rather costly to the country folks, for
- But that night the boasted style in which their "darter" lived was less appreciated than formerly: fashion and splendor were no longer a consolation.
- EPA biologists also found the variegate darter, which is common in Ohio but was last seen in Walnut Creek (also known as Little Walnut Creek) in 1955.
- The diamond darter is a close relative of the crystal darter (Crystallaria asprella), a small fish found in the drainage basins of the Mississippi River.
- Dolorez called, "Hello, girls," as she swung her car out again in the dusty roadway, and the "darter" deprived that little woman of her coveted information.
- Cress, you mout hev had YOURS, and that fool Dabney mout hev had HIS; but it warn't the old woman's -- nor Cressy's -- it warn't Blair Rawlins 'darter's idea -- nor yet HER darter's!
- Hollin and his darter was a-fixin 'away, sorter like they was glad, but uvry now and then John kep' flingin 'out some uv his slang at' um 'fur fixin' so much fur them crippled creeturs, that had 'bout as much business a-marryin 'as two' possums. '
- He was so fatherly to the young people that the girls in the Bee Hive, or the White Front, or the Racket Store used to brush his clothes when they needed it, if we in the office neglected him, and smooth his back hair with their pocket combs, and he -- never remembering the name of the particular ministering angel who fixed him up -- called one and all of them "darter," smiled a grateful smile like an old dog that is petted, and then went his way.