redbelly dace

[ red-bel-ee ]

/ ˈrɛdˌbɛl i /

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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

How to use redbelly dace in a sentence

Some of us thought they were making up to one another before Sir Dace died—when Ben was attending him.
Johnny Ludlow, Fourth Series|Mrs. Henry Wood
He appeared to be cleaving a bunch of reeds to pounce on a dace, just as he had done once too often on that memorable day.
The Yeoman Adventurer|George W. Gough
The Chub always liking their fly tied large, the Dace and Roach preferring theirs small.
The Sportswoman's Library, v. 2|Various
Lasche—a small fish corresponding to our dace, and abundant in the Lake of Trasimene.
The Story of Perugia|Margaret Symonds

Well, one Sunday morning he was fishing as usual, and not a salmon had risen to him, his basket was bare of roach or dace.
More English Fairy Tales|Various