NOUN | animal | darter, snakebird, anhinga | fish-eating bird of warm inland waters having a long flexible neck and slender sharp-pointed bill |
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animal | darter | a person or other animal that moves abruptly and rapidly |
Sounds | daa'rter | |
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Rhymes | abductor ... zoster: 649 rhymes with ter... |
Meaning | fish-eating bird of warm inland waters having a long flexible neck and slender sharp-pointed bill. | |
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Synonyms | snakebird, anhinga | |
Member of | genus Anhinga | type genus of the Anhingidae |
Narrower | water turkey, Anhinga anhinga | blackish New World snakebird of swampy regions |
Broader | pelecaniform seabird | large fish-eating seabird with four-toed webbed feet |
Spanish | anhinga anhinga, anhingidae, snakebird | |
Catalan | snakebird |
Meaning | A person or other animal that moves abruptly and rapidly. | |
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Example | "squirrels are darters" | |
Broader | animal, animate being, beast, brute, creature, fauna | A living organism characterized by voluntary movement |
Verbs | dart | move with sudden speed |
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