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| banderilla |
a long, barbed, often decorated dart that a banderillero sticks into the neck or shoulder of a bull. |
| flit |
to fly or dart quickly and lightly; flutter. [1/3 definitions] |
| go-devil |
a metal dart dropped into an oil well to set off a previously placed explosive such as dynamite. [1/4 definitions] |
| skipper2 |
any of various insects that skip or dart, esp. certain flying insects closely related to butterflies. [1/2 definitions] |
| water strider |
any of various insects having long, slender legs on which they dart about on the surface of calm water. |
| whirligig beetle |
any of numerous beetles that dart about in circles on the surfaces of ponds, streams, and the like. |
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