Snail Darter (Noun)
Meaning
A small snail-eating perch of the Tennessee River.
Classification
Nouns denoting animals.
Examples
- The discovery of the snail darter led to increased awareness about the impact of human activities on the ecosystem of the Tennessee River.
- A federal court intervened in the Tellico Dam project after learning that it threatened the habitat of the snail darter.
- Scientists found the snail darter, a previously unknown species, while conducting research in the waters of the Tennessee River.
- Despite the snail darter being at the center of controversy in the past, conservation efforts have managed to maintain its population in the wild.
- Historically, the construction of dams and human activities nearly wiped out the snail darter from the Tennessee River before a massive recovery program.