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Dace

Dace Meaning & Definition
Dace Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Dace?

[n] small European freshwater fish with a slender bluish-green body

Synonyms | Synonyms for Dace: Leuciscus leuciscus

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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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