About The Word Dace
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Dace
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What's The Definition Of Dace?
[n] small European freshwater fish with a slender bluish-green body
Synonyms | Synonyms for Dace: Leuciscus leuciscus Related Terms | Find terms related to Dace: See Also | cyprinid | cyprinid fish | genus Leuciscus | Leuciscus Dace In Webster's Dictionary \Dace\, n. [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.] (Zo["o]l.)
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}.
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