darter en · NOUN · etymology 1
Pronunciation
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Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dʰerh₃- Proto-Indo-European *dʰórh₃-eh₂ Proto-Germanic *darō Proto-Germanic *-ōþuz Proto-Germanic *darōþuz Frankish *darōþubor. Medieval Latin dardus Old French dartbor. Middle English dart English dart Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English darter From dart + -er.
Meanings
- 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.
1876, "Burmah" in the Encyclopædia Britannica, 9th ed., Vol. IV, p. 552
- 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
- (UK) Any of the dragonflies in the genus Sympetrum
- Any of various hesperiid butterflies of the genera Arrhenes and Telicota.
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(in-compounds) 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.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| darters | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
island darter · Guadalupe darter · harlequin darter · cypress darter · Maryland darter · sand darter* · johnny darter · stripetail darter · goldstripe darter · bluebreast darter · Niangua darter · Kentucky darter · Indian darter · yellow-winged darter · beaded darter · duskdarter · rough-belly darter · dusky darter · eastern sand darter · spotted darter (Sympetrum depressiusculum · blueside darter · snail darter · rainbow darter · common darter · greenside darter · American darter · mud darter · diamond darter · gilt darter · fountain darter · red-veined darter · yellowcheek darter · Cumberland snubnose darter · Creole darter · dwarf darter · Okaloosa darter · turquoise darter · saddleback darter · channel darter · southern darter · nine-darter · East Rim darter · banded darter · South American darter · sickle darter · duskytail darter · orangethroat darter · brighteye darter · ruddy darter · Sympetrum pedemontanum) · warrior darter · blue-breasted darter · Tallapoosa darter · candy darter · Oriental darter · white-faced darter · Arkansas darter · crystal darter · cinder darter · Australasian darter · Carolina darter · fringed darter · amber darter · four-tipped darter (Sympetrum eroticum · blackbanded darter · black darter* · sedge darter · firebelly darter · redlips darter · holiday darter · Joe darter · Tippecanoe darter · vagrant darter · ashy darter · Iowa darter · Cherokee darter · boulder darter · African darter · leopard darter · blackside darter · arrow darter · fan-tailed darter · fantail darter · blue darter* · Autumn darter · bluemask darter
Synonyms
Translations (11)
fi käärmekaula (snakebird) · el πέρκα (fish) · nl slangenhalsvogel (snakebird) · as মনিয়ৰী (snakebird) · el τοξότης (snakebird) · ml ചേരക്കോഴി (snakebird) · vi chim cổ rắn (snakebird) · nv tłʼiishkʼosí (snakebird) · bg змиешийка (snakebird) · ru змеешейка (snakebird) · de Schlangenhalsvogel (snakebird)