chiselmouth
chiselmouth noun: a fish of species Gila alutacea (formerly Acrocheilus alutaceus) native to the Pacific Northwest of North America.
Noun
chiselmouth (plural chiselmouths)
- A fish of species Gila alutacea (formerly Acrocheilus alutaceus) native to the Pacific Northwest of North America.
- The large black chub (Acrocheilus alutaceus), of the Pacific Coast rivers, is known locally as chiselmouth, squaremouth and hardmouth.1903, Frederick Converse Beach, editor, The Encyclopedia Americana, volume 4, page 650
- In British Columbia, hybrids between the chiselmouth and the northern pikeminnow are common in Missezula Lake and Wolfe Creek (both near Princeton).2007 September 28, J.D. McPhail, The Freshwater Fishes of British Columbia, University of Alberta, →ISBN, page 57
- Synonyms:
- squaremouth, hard-mouth chub
Synonyms of chiselmouth
- squaremouth
- hard-mouth chub
Forms of chiselmouth
| plural | chiselmouths |
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Origin of chiselmouth
From chisel + mouth. Named for the sharp plate on its lower jaw, which the fish uses to scrape algae from rocks.
Questions about chiselmouth
- What does chiselmouth mean?
- Chiselmouth means a fish of species Gila alutacea (formerly Acrocheilus alutaceus) native to the Pacific Northwest of North America.
- What part of speech is chiselmouth?
- Chiselmouth is a noun.
- What is the plural of chiselmouth?
- The plural of chiselmouth is chiselmouths.
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