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dace

dace

1 9.9
A small thin freshwater fish with a blue-green body that lives in rivers and streams
  • noun
  • /deɪs/
  • UK
translation icon : dace
  • blacknose dace
  • dace and minnows
  • northern redbelly dace

Examples

  • And for for me, if if I had the radio, I couldn't put that, but I couldn't put the dace the the rucksack on.

  • Former Iowa offensive lineman Dace Richardson voiced his frustration about the Gray scandal on his Facebook page shortly after the story broke last week.

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  • CAN DACE:

    The Best Man Holiday (2013)

  • CAN DACE BAILEY:

    Step Up Revolution (2012)

  • The dace swam gracefully in the clear waters of the river.

  • After a summer rain, the dace could be seen darting among the rocks in the stream.

  • While fishing in the local creek, I caught a dace that was barely three inches long.

Synonyms

Leuciscus leuciscus
vsdace
  • Specialized
9.9

A small European freshwater fish with a slender blue-green body

is the common English name for the same fish
dap
vsdace
  • UK
9.9

A small freshwater fish found in streams and rivers

is the standard English name used more widely and formally

Surface Forms

dace singular
daces plural

Etymology

Dace is an old name for a small, quick freshwater fish found in European streams. A helpful way to remember dace is to think of it as a fish that 'dashes' through the water, because dace are slender and lively.