dace (d s)n. pl. dace or dac·es Any of various small freshwater fishes of the family Cyprinidae, which also includes carps and minnows. [Middle English dace, darce, from Old French dars, from Late Latin darsus, possibly of Celtic origin.] |
dace [deɪs]
n pl dace, daces
1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) a European freshwater cyprinid fish, Leuciscus leuciscus, with a slender bluish-green body
2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) any of various similar fishes
[from Old French dars dart, probably referring to its swiftness]
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| Noun | 1. |  dace - small European freshwater fish with a slender bluish-green bodycyprinid, cyprinid fish - soft-finned mainly freshwater fishes typically having toothless jaws and cycloid scales genus Leuciscus, Leuciscus - a genus of fish including: dace, chub |
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