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Definition: Etheostomoid
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,
including the rare
snail darter (
Percina tanasi), 3
inches long, found only in the Tennessee River and classified
as a
threatened species. See
Darter.
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