nase
nase noun: any member of the genus Chondrostoma of freshwater potamodromous fishes. Also the rare form of naze.
Noun
nase (plural nases or nase)
- Any member of the genus Chondrostoma of freshwater potamodromous fishes.
- […] “With respect to fishes,” says Professor Rütimeyer, “many species were found which are now the most abundant in our lakes and rivers.” The following are mentioned:— The salmon (Salmo salar, Lin.), the pike (Esox lucius. Lin.), the perch (Perca fluviatilis, Lin.), the carp (Cyprinus carpio...1885, Charles Rau, Prehistoric Fishing in Europe and North America. Archæological Researches in Nicaragua (Smithsonian contributions to knowledge; XXV), City of Washington: Smithsonian Institution...
Proper noun capitalized: Nase
Nase (plural Nases)
- A surname from German.
Also used as
nase is also the rare form of naze.
Forms of nase
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | nases |
| plural | nase |
| Proper noun | |
| plural | Nases |
Origin of nase
Borrowed from German Nase.
Words formed from nase
- common nase
- Iberian nase
- southwest European nase
Questions about nase
- What does nase mean?
- Nase means any member of the genus Chondrostoma of freshwater potamodromous fishes.
- What part of speech is nase?
- Nase can be a noun or a proper noun.
- What is the plural of nase?
- The plural of nase is nases.
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