chub

American  

[chuhb] / tʃʌb /

noun

plural

chub,

plural

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.

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chub British  

/ 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

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Etymology

Origin of chub

1400–50; late Middle English chubbe, of obscure 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 • Sep. 24, 2024

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

From Science Daily • May 17, 2024

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 • Aug. 30, 2023

Letteriello got permission from state wildlife officials to bring in two dozen native arroyo chub minnows for the pond from San Juan Creek, along the Ortega Highway.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 21, 2023

She could feel her bones and muscles just underneath all the chub, and they were big, too.

From "Eleanor & Park" by Rainbow Rowell