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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.
[Middle English chubbe.]
chub
Noun
pl chub or chubs a common freshwater game fish of the carp family with a dark greenish body [origin unknown]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.chubchub - 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


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