[deys] 
) dace, (especially referring to two or more kinds or species) dac⋅es. | 1. | a small, freshwater cyprinoid fish, Leuciscus leuciscus, of Europe, having a stout, fusiform body. |
| 2. | any of several similar or related fishes of the U.S. |
| dace (dās) 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.] |