Definition of dace Dace

/dejˈs/ - [deys] - dace

We found 7 definitions of dace from 6 different sources.

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What does dace mean?

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WordNet by Princeton University

Noun

Plural: daces

dace - small European freshwater fish with a slender bluish-green body
  Leuciscus leuciscus
  cyprinid, cyprinid fish soft-finned mainly freshwater fishes typically having toothless jaws and cycloid scales
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Wiktionary Wiktionary dictionary logo

  • dace (Noun)
    The shoal-forming fish common in fast-flowing rivers in England and Wales.
  • dace (Noun)
    Any of various related small fish of the family Cyprinidae that live in freshwater and are native to North America .

Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

  • dace (n.)
    A small European cyprinoid fish (Squalius leuciscus or Leuciscus vulgaris); -- called also dare.

Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕

  • dace
    dās, Dare, dār, Dart, därt, n. a small river fish of the carp family, and of the same genus as the roach, chub, minnow, &c. [M. E. darce—O. Fr. dars—Low L. dardus, a dart or javelin—of Teut. origin. So called from its quickness.]

Vulgar Tongue DictionaryDictionary of the Vulgar Tongue 👅

  • dace
    Two pence. Tip me a dace; lend me two pence. CANT.

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