dace

dace
noun /deɪs/
a) The shoal-forming fish Leuciscus leuciscus common in fast-flowing rivers in England and Wales.

Somewhere near at hand, though out of sight, there was a clear, slow-moving stream where dace were swimming in the pools under the willow trees.

b) Any of various related small fish of the family Cyprinidae that live in freshwater and are native to North America.

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Synonyms:
, , (Leuciscus vulgaris)


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  • dace — ● dace adjectif et nom De Dacie. 1. dace [das] adj. et n. ÉTYM. Av. 1740; lat. Dacius. ❖ ♦ Hist. Qui se rapporte à la Dacie (nom de la région correspondant à l actuelle Roumanie avant la colonisation romaine) ou à ses habitants. ⇒ aussi Dacique.… …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • 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… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 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

  • Dace — Cet article concerne la langue dace. Pour le peuple dace, voir Daces. Les langues thraco illyriennes, dont le Dace. Le dace (dit gète par les Grecs) est une des langues de l antiquité, aujourd hu …   Wikipédia en Français

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