chub

chub
noun (plural chub or chubs) Etymology: Middle English chubbe Date: 15th century 1. any of numerous freshwater cyprinid fishes (as of the genera Gila and Nocomis) 2. any of several marine or freshwater fishes that are not cyprinids

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