Dace

Dace
Dace Dace (d[=a]s), n. [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.] (Zo["o]l.) A small European cyprinoid fish ({Leuciscus leuciscus}, formerly {Squalius leuciscus} or {Leuciscus vulgaris}); -- called also {dare}. [1913 Webster +PJC]

Note: 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}. [1913 Webster]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.

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, , (Leuciscus vulgaris)


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  • dace — dace; ven·dace; …   English syllables

  • dace — [dās] n. pl. dace or daces [ME, dial. form (with r loss as in BASS2) of dars < OFr dars < VL darsus, of Gaul orig.] any of various small, freshwater cyprinoid fishes (esp. genera Phoxinus and Rhinichthys) …   English World dictionary

  • dace — (n.) small, freshwater fish, early 15c., from O.Fr. darz, nominative or plural of dart dart (see DART (Cf. dart)). So called for its movements. Another theory traces it to a M.L. darsus, said to be of Gaulish origin …   Etymology dictionary

  • dace — DACE, Dacia, Transsylvanie, Transsyluania, à present ditte Moldauia, et par les Hongres Sibenbourg, c est à dire Septencastrensis, ou Septemcastra, ou Les sept chasteaux, fut par les anciens appelée Dacia …   Thresor de la langue françoyse

  • dace — DACE. s. f. Taxe qui se leve sur le peuple. Les daces & imposts …   Dictionnaire de l'Académie française

  • dace — ► NOUN (pl. same) ▪ a small freshwater fish related to the carp. ORIGIN Old French dars (see DART(Cf. ↑dart)) …   English terms dictionary

  • Dace — A dace is any of a number of species of small fish. The unmodified name is usually a reference to the Common Dace (Leuciscus leuciscus). This, like most fishes called daces , belongs to the family Cyprinidae, mostly in subfamily Leuciscinae.… …   Wikipedia

  • dace — /days/, n., pl. (esp. collectively) dace, (esp. referring to two or more kinds or species) daces. 1. a small, freshwater cyprinoid fish, Leuciscus leuciscus, of Europe, having a stout, fusiform body. 2. any of several similar or related fishes of …   Universalium

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