The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Etheostomoid \E`the*os"to*moid\, a. [NL. etheostoma name of a
genus + -oid.] (Zo["o]l.)
Pertaining to, or like, the genus Etheostoma. -- n. Any
fish of the genus Etheostoma and related genera, allied to
the perches; -- also called darter. The etheostomoids are
small and often bright-colored fishes inhabiting the fresh
waters of North America. About seventy species are known,
including the rare snail darter (Percina tanasi), 3
inches long, found only in the Tennessee River and classified
as a threatened species. See Darter.
[1913 Webster]