From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Snakebird \Snake"bird`\, n. [So named from its snakelike neck.]
(Zool.)
1. Any one of four species of aquatic birds of the genus
{Anhinga} or {Plotus}. They are allied to the gannets and
cormorants, but have very long, slender, flexible necks,
and sharp bills.
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Note: The American species ({Anhinga anhinga} syn. {Plotus
anhinga}) inhabits the Southern United States and
tropical America; -- called also {darter}, and {water
turkey}. The Asiatic species ({Anhinga melanogaster})
is native of Southern Asia and the East Indies. Two
other species inhabit Africa and Australia
respectively.
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2. (Zool.) The wryneck.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Darter \Dart"er\, n.
1. One who darts, or who throw darts; that which darts.
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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}.
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3. (Zool.) A small fresh-water etheostomoid fish. The group
includes numerous genera and species, all of them
American. See {Etheostomoid}.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Etheostomoid \E`the*os"to*moid\, a. [NL. etheostoma name of a
genus + -oid.] (Zo["o]l.)
Pertaining to, or like, the genus {Etheostoma}. -- n. Any
fish of the genus {Etheostoma} and related genera, allied to
the perches; -- also called {darter}. The etheostomoids are
small and often bright-colored fishes inhabiting the fresh
waters of North America. About seventy species are known,
including the rare {snail darter} ({Percina tanasi}), 3
inches long, found only in the Tennessee River and classified
as a {threatened species}. See {Darter}.
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
darter
n 1: fish-eating bird of warm inland waters having a long
flexible neck and slender sharp-pointed bill [syn:
{snakebird}, {anhinga}, {darter}]
2: a person or other animal that moves abruptly and rapidly;
"squirrels are darters"
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