noun, plural ( especially collectively ) 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.
Origin:
1400–50; late Middle English darce, darse < Old French dars < Late Latin darsus
1400–50; late Middle English darce, darse < Old French dars < Late Latin darsus
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| —n , pl dace, daces | |
| 1. | a European freshwater cyprinid fish, Leuciscus leuciscus, with a slender bluish-green body |
| 2. | any of various similar fishes |
| [C15: from Old French dars | |
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dace
small, freshwater fish, early 15c., from O.Fr. darz, nom. or pl. of dart "dart" (see dart). So called for its movements.
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Pearl dace mature more slowly than minnows and can outlive them by several years.
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