dace

(dās)

noun pl. dace or daces

any of various small, freshwater cyprinoid fishes (esp. genera Phoxinus and Rhinichthys)

Origin: ME, dial. form (with -r- loss as in bass) of dars < OFr dars < VL darsus, of Gaul orig.

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noun pl. dace dace or dac·es

Any of various small freshwater fishes of the family Cyprinidae, which also includes carps and minnows.

Origin:

Origin: Middle English dace, darce

Origin: , from Old French dars

Origin: , from Late Latin darsus

Origin: , possibly of Celtic origin

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