Snakebird \Snake"bird`\, n. [So named from its snakelike neck.]

(Zo["o]l.)

1. Any one of four species of aquatic birds of the genus Anhinga or Plotus. They are allied to the gannets and cormorants, but have very long, slender, flexible necks, and sharp bills.

Note: The American species (Anhinga, or Plotus, anhinga) inhabits the Southern United States and tropical America; -- called also darter, and water turkey. The Asiatic species (A. melanogaster) is native of Southern Asia and the East Indies. Two other species inhabit Africa and Australia respectively.

2. (Zo["o]l.) The wryneck.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
 

Etheostomoid \E`the*os"to*moid\, a. [NL. etheostoma name of a genus + -oid.]

(Zo["o]l.) Pertaining to, or like, the genus Etheostoma. -- n. Any fish of the genus Etheostoma and related genera, allied to the perches; -- also called darter. The etheostomoids are small and often bright-colored fishes inhabiting the fresh waters of North America. About seventy species are known. See Darter.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
 

Darter \Dart"er\, n.

1. One who darts, or who throw darts; that which darts.

2. (Zo["o]l.) The snakebird, a water bird of the genus Plotus; -- so called because it darts out its long, snakelike neck at its prey. See Snakebird.

3. (Zo["o]l.) A small fresh-water etheostomoid fish. The group includes numerous genera and species, all of them American. See Etheostomoid.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)