Darters meaning : One who darts, or who throws darts; that which darts. Any member of the family Anhingidae, waterbirds with long necks. Any of various darting freshwater fish of the family Percidae, that are usually small and brightly coloured and are native to North America. Any of the similar South American (and Panamanian) freshwater fish in the characin family Crenuchidae Any of the dragonflies in the genus Sympetrum Any of various hesperiid butterflies of the genera Arrhenes and Telicota.