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darter¹
Rhymes with -ɑː(ɹ)tə(ɹ)
noun darters
- One who darts, or who throws darts; that which darts.
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Any member of the family Anhingidae, waterbirds with long necks.
Aquatic birds of various kinds are very numerous, such as geese, darters (Flotus melanogaster), scissor-bills (Rhynchops nigra), adjutants (Leptoptilos argala), pelicans, cormorants, cranes (Grus antigone, in Burmese gyoja), whimbrels, plovers, and ibises.
Similar: snakebird
- 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
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Any of the dragonflies in the genus Sympetrum
Similar: meadowhawk
- Any of various hesperiid butterflies of the genera Arrhenes and Telicota.
- A game of darts that is won with the specified number of darts thrown. With a scoring target of 501, a nine-darter is a perfect game.
darter²
Rhymes with -ɑː(ɹ)tə(ɹ)
noun darters
- Pronunciation spelling of daughter “Darter,” says she, “put you them there pies on the shelf, and leave ’em there a little, and they’ll come again.”
Darter³
proper noun Darters
- A surname.
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noun snakebird
| Deutsch | Schlangenhalsvogel |
|---|---|
| Ελληνικά | τοξότης toxótis |
| Русский | змеешейка zmeješejka |
| Tiếng Việt | chim cổ rắn |
noun fish
| Ελληνικά | πέρκα pérka |
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