DACE

dace, Leuciscus leuciscus

(noun) small European freshwater fish with a slender bluish-green body

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

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.

Synonyms

• dare, dart

Anagrams

• -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.] (Zoöl.)

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



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