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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Dace \Dace\, n. [Written also dare, dart, fr F. dard dase,
dart, of German origin. Dace is for an older darce, fr an
OF nom. darz. See {Dart} a javelin.] (Zo["o]l.)
A small European cyprinoid fish ({Squalius leuciscus} or
{Leuciscus vulgaris}); -- called also {dare}.
Note: In America the name is given to several related fishes
of the genera {Squalius}, {Minnilus}, etc The
black-nosed dace is {Rhinichthys atronasus} the horned
dace is {Semotilus corporalis}. For red dace, see
{Redfin}.
From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]:
dace
n : small European freshwater fish with a slender bluish-green
body [syn: {Leuciscus leuciscus}]
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