dace
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common dace (Leuciscus leuciscus
See also: Dace
English
Etymology
From late Middle English darse, dace, from Old French dars, nominative form of dart (“dace”). For a similar loss of r, compare bass, while for the pronunciation with /eɪ/, see scarce.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /deɪs/
Audio (Southern England): (file) - Rhymes: -eɪs
Noun
dace (plural dace or daces)
- A shoal-forming fish of species Leuciscus leuciscus, common to swift rivers in England and Wales and in Europe.
- 1949, George Orwell, Nineteen Eighty-Four, Part One, Chapter 3:
- 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.
- (US) Any of various related small fish of the family Cyprinidae that live in freshwater and are native to North America.
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Leuciscus leuciscus
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Pronunciation
Adjective
dace f pl or n pl
Noun
dace f pl