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darters

darters is the plural of darter.

Meaning of darter

Noun

darter (plural darters)

  1. One who darts, or who throws darts; that which darts.
  2. Any member of the family Anhingidae, waterbirds with long necks.
    • Aquatic birds of various kinds are very numerous, such as geese, darters (Flotus melanogaster), scissor-bills (Rhynchops nigra), adjutants (Leptoptilos argala), pelicans, cormorants, cranes (Grus antigone, in Burmese gyoja), whimbrels, plovers, and ibises.1876, "Burmah" in the Encyclopædia Britannica, 9th ed., Vol. IV, p. 552
    Synonyms:
    snakebird
  3. Any of various darting freshwater fish of the family Percidae, that are usually small and brightly coloured and are native to North America.
  4. Any of the similar South American (and Panamanian) freshwater fish in the characin family Crenuchidae
  5. (UK) Any of the dragonflies in the genus Sympetrum
    Synonyms:
    meadowhawk
  6. Any of various hesperiid butterflies of the genera Arrhenes and Telicota.

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Proper noun capitalized: Darters

Darters

  1. (plural) plural of Darter

Phrases with darters

Questions about darters

What is darters the plural of?
Darters is the plural of darter.
What part of speech is darters?
Darters is a proper noun.

Words near darters in the dictionary

  1. Dartbrook
  2. dartchery
  3. darted
  4. darted about
  5. darter
  6. darters
  7. dartest
  8. darteth
  9. Dartez
  10. dartfish
  11. dartfishes

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