dace

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈdeɪs/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(dās)

Inflections of 'dace' (n):
dace
npl (Especially as a collective plural—e.g. "Dace are small fish.")
daces
npl (Mainly used to talk about different types—e.g. "Most daces belong to the Cyprinidae family.")

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
dace  (dās),USA pronunciation n., pl. (esp. collectively) dace,  (esp. referring to two or more kinds or species) dac•es. 
  1. Fisha small, freshwater cyprinoid fish, Leuciscus leuciscus, of Europe, having a stout, fusiform body.
  2. Fishany of several similar or related fishes of the U.S.
  • Late Latin darsus
  • Old French dars
  • late Middle English darce, darse 1400–50

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
dace / deɪs/ (dace, daces)
  1. a European freshwater cyprinid fish, Leuciscus leuciscus, with a slender bluish-green body
  2. any of various similar fishes
Etymology: 15th Century: from Old French dars dart, probably referring to its swiftness
'dace' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
cyprinid - northern redbelly dace - redbelly dace - southern redbelly dace - spikedace - vendace

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