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Whitefish vs Chub - What's the difference?

whitefish | chub |

As nouns the difference between whitefish and chub

is that whitefish is any of many fish while chub is one of various species of freshwater fish of the cyprinidae or carp family, especially: or chub can be a chubby, plump person.

whitefish

Noun

(en-noun)
  • Any of many fish.
  • # Any of several North American freshwater fish, of the genus Coregonus , used as food.
  • # Any of several other fish, such as whiting or menhaden.
  • # (fisheries) Any of several species of demersal fish with fins, particularly cod, whiting, and haddock, as opposed to the oily or pelagic fishes.
  • The beluga (both the sturgeon and the whale)
  • Derived terms

    * common whitefish

    chub

    English

    Etymology 1

    From .

    Noun

    (en-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.
  • By extension, various vaguely related marine or freshwater fishes.
  • # in North America, the black bass.
  • Derived terms
    * chubby * hornyhead chub

    Etymology 2

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A chubby, plump person
  • An overweight or obese gay man.
  • A plastic or other flexible package of meat, usually ground meat or luncheon meat.
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