darter

 [dahr-ter]  

dart·er

   [dahr-ter]
noun
1.
a person or thing that darts or moves swiftly.
2.
anhinga.
3.
any of several small, darting, freshwater fishes of the perch family, inhabiting streams of eastern North America.
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Origin:
1555–65; dart + -er1
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darter (ˈdɑːtə)
 
—n
1.  anhinga, Also called: snakebird any aquatic bird of the genus Anhinga and family Anhingidae, of tropical and subtropical inland waters, having a long slender neck and bill: order Pelecaniformes (pelicans, cormorants, etc)
2.  any small brightly coloured North American freshwater fish of the genus Etheostoma and related genera: family Percidae (perches)

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