n. The shoal-forming fish Leuciscus leuciscus common in fast-flowing rivers in England and Wales.
n. Any of various related small fish of the family Cyprinidae that live in freshwater and are native to North America.
the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
n. A small European cyprinoid fish (Leuciscus leuciscus, formerly Squalius leuciscus or Leuciscus vulgaris); -- called also dare.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
n. A small fresh-water cyprinoid fish of Europe, Leuciscus vulgaris or Squalius leuciscus, resembling and closely related to the roach and chub.
n. A name of sundry similar or related fishes.
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n. small European freshwater fish with a slender bluish-green body
Word Usage
"Besides cutthroat trout, the one other species of fish that is native to Yellowstone Lake and the Yellowstone River drainage above the two large falls in Yellowstone National Park is the longnose dace, which is rare."