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Carp vs. Chub — What's the Difference?

Carp vs. Chub — What's the Difference?

Difference Between Carp and Chub

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Carp

Carp are various species of oily freshwater fish from the family Cyprinidae, a very large group of fish native to Europe and Asia. While carp is consumed in many parts of the world, they are generally considered an invasive species in parts of Africa, Australia and most of the United States.

Chub

Any of various usually stout-bodied freshwater fishes of the family Cyprinidae, especially a Eurasian species, Leuciscus cephalus.

Carp

To complain or find fault in a petty or disagreeable way
Carped about the poor service at the restaurant.

Chub

Any of various other fishes, such as several freshwater whitefishes of the genus Coregonus or various marine fishes of the family Kyphosidae.

Carp

A freshwater cyprinid fish (Cyprinus carpio) native to Eurasia that is widely bred in ponds for food.
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Chub

A hermetically sealed plastic tube used for packaging products such as ground meat or caulk.

Carp

Any of various fishes of the family Cyprinidae.

Chub

One of various species of freshwater fish of the Cyprinidae or carp family, especially:

Carp

Any of various freshwater fish of the family Cyprinidae, especially the common carp, Cyprinus carpio.

Chub

A European chub (Squalius cephalus, syn. Leuciscus cephalus)

Carp

To complain about a fault; to harp on.

Chub

In Europe, its close relatives, notably the fallfish.

Carp

(obsolete) To say; to tell.

Chub

(by extension) Any of various vaguely related marine or freshwater fishes.

Carp

To find fault with; to censure.

Chub

In North America, the black bass.

Carp

To talk; to speak; to prattle.

Chub

A chubby, plump person.

Carp

To find fault; to cavil; to censure words or actions without reason or ill-naturedly; - usually followed by at.
Carping and caviling at faults of manner.
And at my actions carp or catch.

Chub

An overweight or obese gay man.

Carp

To say; to tell.

Chub

(uncountable) Excess body fat.

Carp

To find fault with; to censure.

Chub

An erection (erect penis).

Carp

A fresh-water herbivorous fish (Cyprinus carpio.). Several other species of Cyprinus, Catla, and Carassius are called carp. See Cruclan carp.

Chub

A plastic or other flexible package of meat, usually ground meat or luncheon meat.

Carp

The lean flesh of a fish that is often farmed; can be baked or braised

Chub

A species to fresh-water fish of the Cyprinidæ or Carp family. The common European species is Leuciscus cephalus; the cheven. In America the name is applied to various fishes of the same family, of the genera Semotilus, Squalius, Ceratichthys, etc., and locally to several very different fishes, as the tautog, black bass, etc.

Carp

Any of various freshwater fish of the family Cyprinidae

Chub

European freshwater game fish with a thick spindle-shaped body

Carp

Raise trivial objections

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