Meanings
nounOriental darter (plural Oriental darters)
plural Oriental darters
- biologyA bird (Anhinga melanogaster) of Southeast Asia
Synonyms: snakebird, Indian darter, Plotus melanogaster
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA bird (Anhinga melanogaster) of Southeast Asia
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Origin
From its usual range in Southeast Asia.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Chinese Mandarin 黑腹蛇鵜 /黑腹蛇鹈
- 黑腹蛇鵜 /黑腹蛇鹈 (hēifùshétí)Anhinga melanogaster
Dutch Indische slangenhalsvogel
- Indische slangenhalsvogelAnhinga melanogaster
German Orient-Schlangenhalsvogel
- Orient-SchlangenhalsvogelAnhinga melanogaster
Russian инди́йская змееше́йка, чернобрю́хая змееше́йка
- инди́йская змееше́йка (indíjskaja zmeješéjka)Anhinga melanogaster
- чернобрю́хая змееше́йка (černobrjúxaja zmeješéjka)Anhinga melanogaster
Thai นกอ้ายงั่ว
- นกอ้ายงั่วAnhinga melanogaster
Turkish yılanboyun
- yılanboyunAnhinga melanogaster
Vietnamese điên điển phương Đông
- điên điển phương ĐôngAnhinga melanogaster
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Oriental darter. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Oriental%20darter
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“Oriental darter.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Oriental%20darter. Accessed November 4, 2026.
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