darter

English - Turkish

Definition of darter in English Turkish dictionary: fırlayan; Anhinga rufa ufak tatlı su balığ; yılanboynu kuşu kaz karabatağı; fırlayan kimse veya şey

English - English

Definition of darter in English English dictionary: A waterbird with a long neck in the family Anhingidae; Any of various darting freshwater fish of the family Percidae, that are usually small and brightly coloured and are native to North America; One who darts, or who throw darts; that which darts; a person or other animal that moves abruptly and rapidly; "squirrels are darters"; a person or other animal that moves abruptly and rapidly; "squirrels are darters; The group includes numerous genera and species, all of them American; {i} perch, freshwater fish; web-footed bird; someone or something that moves swiftly; Any of about 100 species of small, slender freshwater fishes (family Percidae), native to eastern North America. Darters live near the bottom of clear streams, darting quickly about when disturbed or when feeding on small aquatic animals such as insects and worms. They have two dorsal fins and often are brightly coloured. Most species are 2-3 in. (5-7 cm) long, but some grow to 9 in. (23 cm). Some species lay their eggs and abandon them; the males of other species establish a nest and guard the eggs until hatched. See also snail darter; A small fresh-water etheostomoid fish; The snakebird, a water bird of the genus Plotus; so called because it darts out its long, snakelike neck at its prey; fish-eating bird of warm inland waters having a long flexible neck and slender sharp-pointed bill
darters: plural of darter
snail darter: 3-inch snail-eating perch of the Tennessee River
snail darter: A small snail-eating darter (Percina tanasi) that formerly was found only in the Little Tennessee River. It was thought to have become extinct after construction of a dam, but later was discovered in several other Tennessee streams. Rare species (Percina tanasi) of darter that originally was found only in the Little Tennessee River in the southeastern U.S. It became the subject of a legal controversy in 1978, when its status as an endangered species delayed for two years the construction of Tellico Dam. The situation was resolved when the fish was successfully introduced into the Hiwassee River