Word Finder - darter

definition

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

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Any member of the family Anhingidae, waterbirds with long necks.

synonyms

• snakebird

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Any of various darting freshwater fish of the family Percidae, that are usually small and brightly coloured and are native to North America.

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Any of the similar South American (and Panamanian) freshwater fish in the characin family Crenuchidae

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Any of the dragonflies in the genus Sympetrum

synonyms

• meadowhawk

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Any of various hesperiid butterflies of the genera Arrhenes and Telicota.

Associated with these remains there have been found those of many other birds, including a hawk, a duck, a darter, a spoonbill, a heron, a rail and a wild-goose, some of these being much larger than any now inhabiting Madagascar.

A red dragonfly, a darter, zooms around over the pond then rests in the sun on an iris leaf.

Female Common Darter It was humid under scattered cumulus early on the 2nd but by mid-morning there was a welcome, freshening southerly breeze.

Skylarks sing and dragonflies are plentiful too, including the black darter.

The majority of the dragonfly species recorded in London, including the emerald damselfly and the ruddy darter, also favor this habitat.

A red-veined darter was seen on the edge of the quarry in June 2005.

Species ranging from the common darter to the golden-ringed dragonfly can be seen at Bedgebury.

On the way back, called at Porthellick and had a red darter dragonfly.

The green hairstreak butterfly can frequently be seen here and also the rare white-faced darter dragonfly.