Chub
Definition of Chub
n.
1.
(Zool.)
A
species
to
fresh-water
fish
of
the
Cyprinidæ
or
Carp
family
.
The
common
European
species
is
Leuciscus
cephalus
;
the
cheven
.
In
America
the
name
is
applied
to
various
fishes
of
the
same
family
,
of
the
genera
Semotilus
,
Squalius
,
Ceratichthys
,
etc
.,
and
locally
to
several
very
different
fishes
,
as
the
tautog
,
black
bass
,
etc
.
Chub mackerel
(Zool.)
a
species
of
mackerel
(
Scomber
colias
)
in
some
years
found
in
abundance
on
the
Atlantic
coast
,
but
absent
in
others
; -
called
also
bull mackerel
,
thimble-eye
,
and
big-eye mackerel
.
Chub sucker
(Zool.)
a
fresh-water
fish
of
the
United
States
(
Erimyzon
sucetta
); -
called
also
creekfish
.
Related Words
cyprinid
,
cyprinid
fish
,
genus
Leuciscus
,
Leuciscus
,
Leuciscus
cephalus
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