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chub

noun \ˈchəb\
plural chub or chubs

Definition of CHUB

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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Origin of CHUB

Middle English chubbe
First Known Use: 15th century

Rhymes with CHUB

bub, blub, club, cub, drub, dub, flub, grub, hub, nub, pub, rub, schlub, scrub, shrub, slub, snub, stub, sub, tub

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9 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. chub
  2. chub mackerel
  3. chub sucker
  4. Bermuda chub
  5. creek chub
  6. hornyhead chub
  7. river chub
  8. white chub
  9. bonytail
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