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river chub

river chub noun: nocomis micropogon, a cyprinid minnow common in North American streams.

river chub: nocomis micropogon, a cyprinid minnow common in North American streams
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Noun

river chub (plural river chubs)

  1. Nocomis micropogon, a cyprinid minnow common in North American streams.

Forms of river chub

pluralriver chubs

Questions about river chub

What does river chub mean?
River chub means nocomis micropogon, a cyprinid minnow common in North American streams.
What part of speech is river chub?
River chub is a noun.
What is the plural of river chub?
The plural of river chub is river chubs.

Words near river chub in the dictionary

  1. river bugging
  2. river bugs
  3. river carp
  4. river chicken
  5. river chickens
  6. river chub
  7. river chubs
  8. River City
  9. river crab
  10. river crabs
  11. river dog

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