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chub  (chb)

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.

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[Middle English chubbe.]

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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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Thesaurus

Noun

1.

chub - European freshwater game fish with a thick spindle-shaped body Leuciscus cephalus cyprinid, cyprinid fish - soft-finned mainly freshwater fishes typically having toothless jaws and cycloid scales genus Leuciscus, Leuciscus - a genus of fish including: dace, chub

Translations

chub [tʃʌb] N (chub or chubs (pl)) → cacho m

chub

n pl <-> → Döbel m, → Aitel m

chub [tʃʌb] n → cavedano