darter

noun

dart·​er ˈdär-tər How to pronounce darter (audio)
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: any of numerous small North American freshwater bony fishes (especially genera Ammocrypta, Etheostoma, and Percina of the family Percidae)

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People gravitate to it, leaving more open space on the fringes for former lawn darters like me. Roger Naylor, The Arizona Republic, 11 July 2024 On the landward side are women with parasols and schoolchildren coasting on bicycles alongside emerald green paddy fields that harbor a wealth of wetland birds: pond herons, darters, sunbirds. Chandrahas Choudhury, Condé Nast Traveler, 1 Mar. 2024 Among them are a colorful fish known as the candy darter that lives in rivers in the southeastern U.S., a flowering shrub from the Virgin Islands called marron bacora, the Panama City crayfish of Florida and the pocket-sized Stephens’ kangaroo rat in southern California. Matthew Brown, Fortune, 3 Jan. 2024 Among them are a colorful fish known as the candy darter that lives in rivers in the southeastern U.S., a flowering shrub from the Virgin Islands called marron bacora, the Panama City crayfish of Florida and the pocket-sized Stephens' kangaroo rat in southern California. CBS News, 30 Dec. 2023 See all Example Sentences for darter 

Word History

First Known Use

1796, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of darter was in 1796

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“Darter.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/darter. Accessed 25 Dec. 2024.

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