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snail darter

snail darter noun: a freshwater fish of species Percina tanasi, of the perch family, found in East Tennessee, United States.

snail darter: a freshwater fish of species Percina tanasi, of the perch family, found in East Tennessee, United...
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Noun

snail darter (plural snail darters)

  1. A freshwater fish of species Percina tanasi, of the perch family, found in East Tennessee, United States.

Forms of snail darter

pluralsnail darters

Questions about snail darter

What does snail darter mean?
Snail darter means a freshwater fish of species Percina tanasi, of the perch family, found in East Tennessee, United States.
What part of speech is snail darter?
Snail darter is a noun.
What is the plural of snail darter?
The plural of snail darter is snail darters.

Words near snail darter in the dictionary

  1. snail bean
  2. snail beans
  3. snail butter
  4. snail clover
  5. snail clovers
  6. snail darter
  7. snail darters
  8. snail fever
  9. snail king
  10. snail kings
  11. snail kite

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