chub
noun pl. chubs or chub
- ☆ any of several small, freshwater cyprinoid fishes often used as bait
- any of several freshwater ciscos (genus Coregonus) of N regions
- any of a number of marine fishes with a small mouth; esp., any of a family (Kyphosidae) of percoid fishes
See chub in American Heritage Dictionary 4
(chŭb)
noun pl. chub chub or
chubs - Any of various freshwater fishes of the family Cyprinidae related to the carps and minnows, especially a Eurasian species, Leuciscus cephalus.
- 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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