snail darter
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of snail darter
First recorded in 1970–75
Example Sentences
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It involved the snail darter, a tiny, then-endangered fish whose habitat would have been harmed by the proposed Tellico Dam in Tennessee.
From Salon ● Apr. 7, 2026
The snail darter fight weakened public and political appetite for listing another small Tennessee fish as endangered.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 21, 2022
Although the snail darter is the fifth fish species to recover and be removed from the list, some 400 other fish species across the United States remain listed as imperiled.
From Science Magazine ● Oct. 12, 2022
The snail darter, a small fish native to the Southeast whose endangered status caused a legal battle in the 1970s, is no longer imperiled, the Department of the Interior announced Tuesday.
From Washington Times ● Oct. 5, 2022
Last month, federal wildlife officials announced that the snail darter, a tiny fish first found in the Tennessee River system, had recovered after being transplanted and found in the wild elsewhere.
From Washington Post ● Sep. 29, 2021
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