chub

[ chuhb ]

noun

, plural (especially collectively) chub, (especially referring to two or more kinds or species) chubs.

1. a common freshwater fish, Leuciscus cephalus, of European waters, having a thick, fusiform body.
2. any of various related fishes.
3. any of several unrelated American fishes, especially the tautog and whitefishes of the genus Coregonus, of the Great Lakes.

chub

/ tʃʌb /

noun

1. a common European freshwater cyprinid game fish, Leuciscus (or Squalius ) cephalus, having a cylindrical dark greenish body
2. any of various North American fishes, esp certain whitefishes and minnows

Word History and Origins

Origin of chub¹

1400–50; late Middle English chubbe, of obscure origin

Word History and Origins

Origin of chub¹

C15: of unknown origin

Example Sentences

It is normal for penguins to stack on some "healthy baby chub" after they hatch, the aquarium's Jacinta Early tells the BBC, but keepers had no idea Pesto would become so immense.

From BBC

Shortly after some removals, arroyo chub, another native fish, started moving upstream, Jacobson said.

From Los Angeles Times

The silver chub isn't considered sensitive to climate change on a national scale, but context matters.

From Science Daily

As a result, conservation groups sued the agency, saying it would potentially harm sage grouse, a species whose population is listed as "sensitive," as well as the Owens tui chub, an endangered fish.

From Salon

It’s the latest tactic in an ongoing struggle to keep non-native smallmouth bass and green sunfish at bay below the Glen Canyon Dam and to protect a threatened native fish, the humpback chub.

From Seattle Times