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dace

noun
\ ˈdās How to pronounce dace (audio) \
plural dace

Definition of dace

1 : a small freshwater European cyprinid fish (Leuciscus leuciscus)
2 : any of various small North American freshwater cyprinid fishes

Examples of dace in a Sentence

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 Federal wildlife officials have proposed removing federal protections for the Foskett speckled dace, which is found only in Lake County. — Andrew Theen, OregonLive.com, "Feds propose removing protections for rare Oregon fish listed under Endangered Species Act," 3 Jan. 2018 There also have been sightings of longnose dace, a type of minnow on the state's priority list for species conservation. — Michael Hawthorne, chicagotribune.com, "Spying on suckers: Volunteers track migrations of native Great Lakes fish," 12 May 2017

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First Known Use of dace

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

History and Etymology for dace

Middle English dace, darce, from Anglo-French dars, from Medieval Latin darsus

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dace

noun
\ ˈdās How to pronounce dace (audio) \
plural dace

Kids Definition of dace

: a small freshwater fish related to the carp

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