ˈdās noun
( plural dace or daces )
Etymology: Middle English dace, darce, from Middle French dars, from Medieval Latin darsus
1. : a small European cyprinoid fish ( Leuciscus leuciscus ) inhabiting chiefly clear quiet streams
2. : any of many small No. American freshwater fishes of various genera of the family Cyprinidae (as the fallfish or golden shiner) — see horned dace