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redbelly dace

[ red-bel-ee ]
/ ˈrɛdˌbɛl i /

noun Ichthyology.

any of the small, brightly colored North American freshwater cyprinids, especially Phoxinus oreas(northern redbelly dace ) and P. erythrogaster(southern redbelly dace ).

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Origin of redbelly dace

An Americanism dating back to 1945–50; red1 + belly

Words nearby redbelly dace

red bark, red bay, red beds, red-bellied black snake, red-bellied turtle, redbelly dace, red biddy, red birch, redbird, red blood cell, red blood cells
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