darter

 
Pronunciation: /ˈdɑːtə/

noun

  • 1a long-necked fish-eating bird related to the cormorants, typically found in fresh water, where they frequently swim submerged to the neck. Also called anhinga, snakebird.
    • Family Anhingidae and genus Anhinga: four species
  • 2a small fast-moving North American freshwater fish.
    • Genera Etheostoma and Percina, family Percidae: numerous species
  • 3 (also darter dragonfly) a broad-bodied dragonfly that typically darts out from a perch to grab prey.
    • Libellulidae and related families: several genera