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spikedace

American  
[spahyk-deys] / ˈspaɪkˌdeɪs /

noun

PLURAL

spikedaces

PLURAL

spikedace

  1. a scaleless, mottled, olive-brown fish, Meda fulgida, of the Gila River system in New Mexico and Arizona, having two dorsal spines.

Etymology

Origin of spikedace

spike 1 + dace

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Federally endangered species particularly threatened by the presence of the bovines are the “southwest willow flycatcher, narrow-headed garter snake, Gila chub, loach minnow, and Spikedace,” according to a Forest Service memo.

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