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Leuciscus
(gcide) | Leuciscus \Leuciscus\ prop. n.
A genus of freshwater fishes including the dace ({Leuciscus
leuciscus}).
Syn: genus Leuciscus.
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leuciscus
(wn) | Leuciscus
n 1: a genus of fish including: dace, chub [syn: Leuciscus,
genus Leuciscus] |
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Leuciscus alburnus
(gcide) | Ablet \Ab"let\, Ablen \Ab"len\[F. ablet, ablette, a dim. fr. LL.
abula, for albula, dim. of albus white. Cf. Abele.] (Zool.)
A small fresh-water fish (Leuciscus alburnus); the bleak.
[1913 Webster]Bleak \Bleak\, n. [From Bleak, a., cf. Blay.] (Zool.)
A small European river fish (Leuciscus alburnus), of the
family Cyprinid[ae]; the blay. [Written also blick.]
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Note: The silvery pigment lining the scales of the bleak is
used in the manufacture of artificial pearls. --Baird.
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Leuciscus caeruleus
(gcide) | Azurine \Az"u*rine\, n. (Zool.)
The blue roach of Europe (Leuciscus c[ae]ruleus); -- so
called from its color.
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Leuciscus cephalus
(gcide) | Chub \Chub\, n. [This word seems to signify a large or thick
fish. Cf. Sw. kubb a short and thick piece of wood, and perh.
F. chabot chub.] (Zool.)
A species to fresh-water fish of the Cyprinid[ae] or Carp
family. The common European species is Leuciscus cephalus;
the cheven. In America the name is applied to various fishes
of the same family, of the genera Semotilus, Squalius,
Ceratichthys, etc., and locally to several very different
fishes, as the tautog, black bass, etc.
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Chub mackerel (Zool.), a species of mackerel ({Scomber
colias}) in some years found in abundance on the Atlantic
coast, but absent in others; -- called also {bull
mackerel}, thimble-eye, and big-eye mackerel.
Chub sucker (Zool.), a fresh-water fish of the United
States (Erimyzon sucetta); -- called also creekfish.
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Leuciscus erythrophthalmus
(gcide) | Rudd \Rudd\, n. [See Rud, n.] (Zool.)
A fresh-water European fish of the Carp family ({Leuciscus
erythrophthalmus}). It is about the size and shape of the
roach, but it has the dorsal fin farther back, a stouter
body, and red irises. Called also redeye, roud,
finscale, and shallow. A blue variety is called
azurine, or blue roach.
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Leuciscus idus
(gcide) | Id \Id\, n. (Zool.)
A small fresh-water cyprinoid fish (Leuciscus idus or {Idus
idus}) of Europe. A domesticated variety, colored like the
goldfish, is called orfe in Germany.
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Leuciscus leuciscus
(gcide) | Leuciscus \Leuciscus\ prop. n.
A genus of freshwater fishes including the dace ({Leuciscus
leuciscus}).
Syn: genus Leuciscus.
[WordNet 1.5]Dace \Dace\ (d[=a]s), n. [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.] (Zool.)
A small European cyprinoid fish (Leuciscus leuciscus,
formerly Squalius leuciscus or Leuciscus vulgaris); --
called also dare.
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Note: In America the name is given to several related fishes
of the genera Squalius, Minnilus, etc. The
black-nosed dace is Rhinichthys atronasus the horned
dace is Semotilus corporalis. For red dace, see
Redfin.
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Leuciscus phoxinus
(gcide) | Minnow \Min"now\, n. [OE. menow, cf. AS. myne; also OE. menuse,
OF. menuise small fish; akin to E. minish, minute.] [Written
also minow.]
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1. (Zool.) A small European fresh-water cyprinoid fish
(Phoxinus laevis, formerly Leuciscus phoxinus);
sometimes applied also to the young of larger kinds; --
called also minim and minny. The name is also applied
to several allied American species, of the genera
Phoxinus, Notropis, or Minnilus, and Rhinichthys.
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2. (Zool.) Any of numerous small American cyprinodont fishes
of the genus Fundulus, and related genera. They live
both in fresh and in salt water. Called also killifish,
minny, and mummichog.
[1913 Webster]Birk \Birk\, n. (Zool.)
A small European minnow (Leuciscus phoxinus).
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Leuciscus rutilus
(gcide) | Roach \Roach\, n. [OE. rroche; cf. AS. reohha, D. rog, roch, G.
roche, LG. ruche, Dan. rokke ray, Sw. rocka, and E. ray a
fish.]
1. (Zool.)
(a) A European fresh-water fish of the Carp family
(Leuciscus rutilus). It is silver-white, with a
greenish back.
(b) An American chub (Semotilus bullaris); the fallfish.
(c) The redfin, or shiner.
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2. (Naut.) A convex curve or arch cut in the edge of a sail
to prevent chafing, or to secure a better fit.
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As sound as a roach [roach perhaps being a corruption of a
F. roche a rock], perfectly sound.
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Leuciscus vulgaris
(gcide) | Graining \Grain"ing\, n. (Zool.)
A small European fresh-water fish (Leuciscus vulgaris); --
called also dobule, and dace.
[1913 Webster]Dace \Dace\ (d[=a]s), n. [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.] (Zool.)
A small European cyprinoid fish (Leuciscus leuciscus,
formerly Squalius leuciscus or Leuciscus vulgaris); --
called also dare.
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Note: In America the name is given to several related fishes
of the genera Squalius, Minnilus, etc. The
black-nosed dace is Rhinichthys atronasus the horned
dace is Semotilus corporalis. For red dace, see
Redfin.
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Squalius leuciscus
(gcide) | Dace \Dace\ (d[=a]s), n. [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.] (Zool.)
A small European cyprinoid fish (Leuciscus leuciscus,
formerly Squalius leuciscus or Leuciscus vulgaris); --
called also dare.
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Note: In America the name is given to several related fishes
of the genera Squalius, Minnilus, etc. The
black-nosed dace is Rhinichthys atronasus the horned
dace is Semotilus corporalis. For red dace, see
Redfin.
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genus leuciscus
(wn) | genus Leuciscus
n 1: a genus of fish including: dace, chub [syn: Leuciscus,
genus Leuciscus] |
leuciscus
(wn) | Leuciscus
n 1: a genus of fish including: dace, chub [syn: Leuciscus,
genus Leuciscus] |
leuciscus cephalus
(wn) | Leuciscus cephalus
n 1: European freshwater game fish with a thick spindle-shaped
body [syn: chub, Leuciscus cephalus] |
leuciscus leuciscus
(wn) | Leuciscus leuciscus
n 1: small European freshwater fish with a slender bluish-green
body [syn: dace, Leuciscus leuciscus] |
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