Found 2 items, similar to snail darter.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: snail darter snail darter n : 3-inch snail-eating perch of the Tennessee River [syn: Percina tanasi ]
English → English (gcide) Definition: snail darter 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. [1913 Webster]