Darter meaning

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One that moves suddenly and rapidly.
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Any of various small North American freshwater fishes of the family Percidae, chiefly of the genera Ammocrypta, Etheostoma, and Percina, and sometimes brightly colored.
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A thing or animal that darts.
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Any of various small, brightly colored freshwater perches of North America.
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A waterbird with a long neck in the family Anhingidae.
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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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Sentence Examples

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • Seen in all suitable areas African darter -- Up to 10 on all visits to Abuko White pelican -- 1-2 on three dates.

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