Dace meaning

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Any of various small freshwater fishes of the family Cyprinidae, especially Leuciscus leuciscus of Eurasia.

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The shoal-forming fish Leuciscus leuciscus common in fast-flowing rivers in England and Wales.

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

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Origin of dace

Middle English dace, darce from Old French dars from Late Latin darsus possibly of Celtic origin

From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
From Old French dars, nominative form of dart (“dace”). For a similar loss of R compare bass.

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