darter

A noun referring to a fish-eating bird of warm inland waters with a long flexible neck and slender sharp-pointed bill, or a person or other animal that moves abruptly and rapidly.

• 🇪🇸Sustantivo que designa una ave acuática que se alimenta de peces, de aguas interiores cálidas, con cuello largo y flexible y pico fino y puntiagudo; también se aplica a una persona u otro animal que se mueve de forma brusca y rápida.

1. Fish-eating bird C1 formal

   A fish-eating bird of warm inland waters, characterized by a long flexible neck and a slender, sharp-pointed bill.

   • The darter perched on a branch near the river, watching for fish.
   • We spotted a darter diving into the water to catch its prey.
   • Darters are often seen drying their wings in the sun.

   🇪🇸Aninga

   Sinónimos: anhingasnakebird

2. Person or animal that moves abruptly C1 informal

   A person or other animal that moves abruptly and rapidly.

   • The child was a little darter, always running from one place to another.
   • In the game, he was known as a darter, dodging opponents with quick movements.
   • The squirrel was a darter, zipping across the lawn in an instant.

   🇪🇸persona o animal que se mueve de forma abrupta

• darters plural form
• darters' possessive plural form
• darter's possessive singular form