chub (ch b)n. pl. chub or chubs 1. Any of various freshwater fishes of the family Cyprinidae related to the carps and minnows, especially a Eurasian species, Leuciscus cephalus. 2. Any of various North American fishes, such as a freshwater whitefish of the genus Coregonus or a marine fish of the genus Kyphosus. [Middle English chubbe.] |
chub [tʃʌb]
n pl chub, chubs
1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) a common European freshwater cyprinid game fish, Leuciscus (or Squalius) cephalus, having a cylindrical dark greenish body
2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) any of various North American fishes, esp certain whitefishes and minnows
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| Noun | 1. |  chub - European freshwater game fish with a thick spindle-shaped bodycyprinid, cyprinid fish - soft-finned mainly freshwater fishes typically having toothless jaws and cycloid scales genus Leuciscus, Leuciscus - a genus of fish including: dace, chub |
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