dace
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dace
small European freshwater fish with a slender bluish-green body
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dace
A small fresh-water cyprinoid fish of Europe, Leuciscus vulgaris or Squalius leuciscus, resembling and closely related to the roach and chub. It has a stout fusiform shape, pharyngeal teeth in two rows, and a complete lateral line. It chiefly inhabits the deep and clear waters of quiet streams in Italy, France, Germany, etc., and some of the rivers of England. It is gregarious and swims in shoals. It seldom exceeds a pound in weight, but from its activity affords the angler good sport. Also called dar, dare, and dart. -
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dace
A name of sundry similar or related fishes. In some parts of the United States, a cyprinoid fish of the genus Rhinichthys, distinguished by the projection and blackish color of the prenasal region.
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dās a small river fish of the carp family, and of the same genus as the roach, chub, minnow, &c.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary Written also dare, dart, fr. F. dard, dase, dart, of German origin. Dace, is for an older darce, fr. an OF. nom. darz,. See Dart a javelin
Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary M. E. darce—O. Fr. dars—Low L. dardus, a dart or javelin—of Teut. origin. So called from its quickness.
View full size Booking photo Tonio Dace. mlive.com
Lions' Devon Dace prefers city life. joplinglobe.com
Transferring from Rhode Island to Missouri Southern was like moving from the country to the city for Lions defensive back Devon Dace . joplinglobe.com
"Up in Rhode Island, our school was basically in the woods," Dace said. joplinglobe.com
COLLEEN 'COKIE' WATSON DACE . daily-jeff.com
Colleen "Cokie" Watson Dace , 84, of Veedersburg, Ind. daily-jeff.com
Tracy Lee Dace , 41, of Searcy, formerly of Manila, died Saturday, March 20, 2010, at White County Medical Center in Searcy of injuries suffered in an auto accident. thetown-crier.com
Centennial Bronco Dacee Day scores on a play at the plate Wednesday against Wahoo . omaha.com
Transferring from Rhode Island to Missouri Southern was like moving from the country to the city for Lions defensive back Devon Dace. joplinglobe.com
Moapa dace Endangered fish protected. lvrj.com
"Sagebrush Rebellion, Home Rule, Wise-Use Movement, Ranchers, water, cattle, Jim Nelson, overgrazing, " Fish: cutthroat trout, dace, relict dace. flyrodreel.com
Perhaps I am wrong to wish that the new Chillingly may be a little less like a dace. "Kenelm Chillingly, Complete" by
Minnows I had caught in the Thames and elsewhere, also gudgeons, and occasionally a dace. "My Novel, Complete" by
With this fresh wind he will run till noon; and you are sure of him with a dace. "Yeast: A Problem" by
Two-score trouts and a multitude of dace and chubs were taken. "Eugene Field, A Study In Heredity And Contradictions" by
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" by
Roach, dace, and flounders from two to four shillings a hundred. "The Reign of Henry the Eighth, Volume 1 (of 3)" by
Then I had a comfortable boat, an intelligent keeper to pull it, and plenty of fresh, medium-sized dace for bait. "Lines in Pleasant Places" by
The dace is another fish which gives sport to the fly-fisherman. "Amateur Fish Culture" by
She looked down, and saw little minnows and dace darting about, here and there, up and down. "Hildegarde's Holiday" by
As for Thackeray's 'dace,' I disbelieve in it. "From a Cornish Window" by
Myriads of funny beings swim:
The watchful trout with speckled pride;
The perch, the dace in silvered pride;
The princely salmon, sturgeon brave,
And lamprey, emblem of the knave.