n. 1. One who darts, or who throw darts; that which darts. [ 1913 Webster ]
2. (Zool.) The snakebird, a water bird of the genus Plotus; -- so called because it darts out its long, snakelike neck at its prey. See Snakebird. [ 1913 Webster ]
3. (Zool.) A small fresh-water etheostomoid fish. The group includes numerous genera and species, all of them American. See Etheostomoid. [ 1913 Webster ]