Definition of Dace

1. Noun. Small European freshwater fish with a slender bluish-green body.

Exact synonyms: Leuciscus Leuciscus
Generic synonyms: Cyprinid, Cyprinid Fish
Group relationships: Genus Leuciscus, Leuciscus

Definition of Dace

1. n. A small European cyprinoid fish (Squalius leuciscus or Leuciscus vulgaris); -- called also dare.

Definition of Dace

1. a freshwater fish [n -S]

Medical Definition of Dace

1. A small European cyprinoid fish (Squalius leuciscus or Leuciscus vulgaris); called also dare. 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. Origin: 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. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Dace

dabblings
dabbling duck
dabchick
dabchick
dabchicks
Daboecia
Daboecia cantabrica
daboia
dabs
dabs
dabster
dabsters
dacarbazine
Dacca
dace (current term)
dace (current term)
Dacelo
Dacelo gigas
daces
dacha
dachas
Dachau
dachshund
dachshund
dachshunds
dachsie
dacite
dacites
dacitic
dack

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