dace

American

[deys] / deɪs /

noun

a small, freshwater cyprinoid fish, Leuciscus leuciscus, of Europe, having a stout, fusiform body.
any of several similar or related fishes of the U.S.

dace British

/ deɪs /

noun

a European freshwater cyprinid fish, Leuciscus leuciscus, with a slender bluish-green body
any of various similar fishes

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Etymology

Origin of dace

1400–50; late Middle English darce, darse < Old French dars < Late Latin darsus

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THE DACE, OR DARE.—This fish is gregarious, and is seldom above ten inches long; although, according to Linnaeus, it grows a foot and a half in length.

From The Book of Household Management by Beeton, Mrs. (Isabella Mary)

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