- One who darts, or who throw darts; that which darts. - The snakebird, a water bird of the genus Plotus; -- so
called because it darts out its long, snakelike neck at its prey. See
Snakebird. - A small fresh-water etheostomoid fish. The group includes
numerous genera and species, all of them American. See Etheostomoid.
Meaning of 'darter' (Princeton's WordNet)
1 . darter
[ n]
Meaning (1): - a person or other animal that moves abruptly and rapidly