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Dace

Noun CEFR B1
deɪs

Definitions

  1. A shoal-forming fish of species Leuciscus leuciscus, common to swift rivers in England and Wales and in Europe.
  2. Any of various related small fish of the family Cyprinidae that live in freshwater and are native to North America.
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Equivalents

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العربيةالسمك النهري
Българскиклен
Bosanskiклен
Češtinajelec
Ελληνικάασπρόψαροκέφαλος
Suomiseipi
Hrvatskiклен
日本語鮠
Nederlandsserpeling
Polskijelec
Portuguêspardelha
Русскийеле́цплотва
Српскиклен
Svenskastam

Examples

“Somewhere near at hand, though out of sight, there was a clear, slow-moving stream where dace were swimming in the pools under the willow trees.”

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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See also

dacemazine dacetuzumab Dacey Daceyville dacha dacha-saltee

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