English Explanatory Dictionary

darter

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. One who darts, or who throws darts; that which darts.
  2. Any member of the family Anhingidae, waterbirds with long necks.
  3. Any of various darting freshwater fish of the family Percidae, that are usually small and brightly coloured and are native to North America.
  4. Any of the similar South American (and Panamanian) freshwater fish in the characin family Crenuchidae
  5. Any of the dragonflies in the genus Sympetrum
  6. Any of various hesperiid butterflies of the genera Arrhenes and Telicota.
  7. A game of darts that is won with the specified number of darts thrown.
noun
  1. Pronunciation spelling of daughter.
name
  1. A surname.

Pronunciation

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Word forms

darter darters

Etymology

From dart + -er.

Synonyms

snakebird meadowhawk

Derived words

African darter amber darter American darter Arkansas darter Australasian darter banded darter beaded darter blackbanded darter black darter* blackside darter bluebreast darter blue-breasted darter blue darter* bluemask darter boulder darter brighteye darter candy darter Carolina darter channel darter Cherokee darter common darter Creole darter crystal darter Cumberland snubnose darter cypress darter diamond darter duskdarter dusky darter duskytail darter eastern sand darter East Rim darter fan-tailed darter fantail darter firebelly darter fountain darter fringed darter gilt darter goldstripe darter greenside darter Guadalupe darter harlequin darter holiday darter Indian darter Iowa darter Joe darter johnny darter Kentucky darter leopard darter Maryland darter mud darter Niangua darter nine-darter Okaloosa darter orangethroat darter Oriental darter rainbow darter red-veined darter rough-belly darter ruddy darter saddleback darter
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