dace, Leuciscus leuciscus
(noun) small European freshwater fish with a slender bluish-green body
Source: WordNet® 3.1
dace (plural dace or daces)
The shoal-forming fish Leuciscus leuciscus common in fast-flowing rivers in England and Wales and in Europe.
(US) Any of various related small fish of the family Cyprinidae that live in freshwater and are native to North America.
• dare, dart
• -cade, CEDA, Cade, aced, cade, deca-, ecad
Source: Wiktionary
Dace, n. Etym: [Written also dare, dart, fr. F. dard dase, dart, of German origin. Dace is for an older darce, fr. an OF. nom. darz. See Dart a javelin.] (Zoƶl.)
Definition: A small European cyprinoid fish (Squalius leuciscus or Leuciscus vulgaris); -- called also dare.
Note: In America the name is given to several related fishes of the genera Squalius, Minnilus, etc. The black-nosed dace is Rhinichthys atronasus the horned dace is Semotilus corporalis. For red dace, see Redfin.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
29 May 2025
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