rainbow darter
noun
a stout darter, Etheostoma caeruleum, inhabiting the Great Lakes and Mississippi River drainages, the spawning male of which has the sides marked with oblique blue bars with red interspaces.
Also called
soldierfish.
Origin of rainbow darter
An Americanism dating back to 1880–85
Words nearby rainbow darter
rainbird,
rainbow,
rainbow bird,
rainbow bridge,
rainbow cactus,
rainbow darter,
rainbow fish,
rainbow flag,
rainbow lorikeet,
rainbow nation,
rainbow quartz