- Main Entry:
- chub

- Pronunciation:
-
\ˈchəb\
- Function:
- noun
- Inflected Form(s):
- 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