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dace
noun
(
dace
)
The shoal-forming fish
Leuciscus leuciscus
common in fast-flowing rivers in England and Wales.
1949
: George Orwell,
Nineteen Eighty-Four
, p28
:Somewhere near at hand, though out of sight, there was a clear, slow-moving stream where were swimming in the pools under the willow trees.
Any of various related small fish of the family
Cyprinidae
that live in freshwater and are native to North America.
Etymology:
From Old French
dars
, nominative form of
dart
"dace". For a similar loss of R compare
bass
.
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