dace
See also: Dace
English
Etymology
From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Old French dars, nominative form of dart (“dace”). For a similar loss of r, compare bass.
Pronunciation
Noun
dace (plural dace or daces)
- The shoal-forming fish Leuciscus leuciscus common in fast-flowing rivers in England and Wales and in Europe.
- 1949, George Orwell, Nineteen Eighty-Four, Part One, Chapter 3, [1]
- 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.
- 1949, George Orwell, Nineteen Eighty-Four, Part One, Chapter 3, [1]
- (US) Any of various related small fish of the family Cyprinidae that live in freshwater and are native to North America.
Synonyms
Translations
Leuciscus leuciscus
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Romanian
Pronunciation
Adjective
dace f pl or n pl
- nominative feminine plural of dac
- accusative feminine plural of dac
- nominative neuter plural of dac
- accusative neuter plural of dac
Noun
dace f pl
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