Chub
WordNet
noun
(1) European freshwater game fish with a thick spindle-shaped body
WiktionaryText
Etymology 1
Recorded since c.1450, from , of unknown origin.
Noun
- One of various species of freshwater fish of the Cyprinidae or carp family, especially:
- the European chub, Leuciscus cephalus
- in Europe, its close relatives, notably the fallfish.
- in North America, the black bass.
- By extension, various vaguely related marine or freshwater fishes.