Definition of Silver chub. Meaning of Silver chub. Synonyms of Silver chub

Here you will find one or more explanations in English for the word Silver chub. Also in the bottom left of the page several parts of wikipedia pages related to the word Silver chub and, of course, Silver chub synonyms and on the right images related to the word Silver chub.

Definition of Silver chub

Silver chub
Silver Sil"ver, a. 1. Of or pertaining to silver; made of silver; as, silver leaf; a silver cup. 2. Resembling silver. Specifically: (a) Bright; resplendent; white. ``Silver hair.' --Shak. Others, on silver lakes and rivers, bathed Their downy breast. --Milton. (b) Precious; costly. (c) Giving a clear, ringing sound soft and clear. ``Silver voices.' --Spenser. (d) Sweet; gentle; peaceful. ``Silver slumber.' --Spenser. American silver fir (Bot.), the balsam fir. See under Balsam. Silver age (Roman Lit.), the latter part (a. d. 14-180) of the classical period of Latinity, -- the time of writers of inferior purity of language, as compared with those of the previous golden age, so-called. Silver-bell tree (Bot.), an American shrub or small tree (Halesia tetraptera) with white bell-shaped flowers in clusters or racemes; the snowdrop tree. Silver bush (Bot.), a shrubby leguminous plant (Anthyllis Barba-Jovis) of Southern Europe, having silvery foliage. Silver chub (Zo["o]l.), the fallfish. Silver eel. (Zo["o]l.) (a) The cutlass fish. (b) A pale variety of the common eel. Silver fir (Bot.), a coniferous tree (Abies pectinata) found in mountainous districts in the middle and south of Europe, where it often grows to the height of 100 or 150 feet. It yields Burgundy pitch and Strasburg turpentine. Silver foil, foil made of silver. Silver fox (Zo["o]l.), a variety of the common fox (Vulpes vulpes, variety argenteus) found in the northern parts of Asia, Europe, and America. Its fur is nearly black, with silvery tips, and is highly valued. Called also black fox, and silver-gray fox. Silver gar. (Zo["o]l.) See Billfish (a) . Silver grain (Bot.), the lines or narrow plates of cellular tissue which pass from the pith to the bark of an exogenous stem; the medullary rays. In the wood of the oak they are much larger than in that of the beech, maple, pine, cherry, etc. Silver grebe (Zo["o]l.), the red-throated diver. See Illust. under Diver. Silver hake (Zo["o]l.), the American whiting. Silver leaf, leaves or sheets made of silver beaten very thin. Silver lunge (Zo["o]l.), the namaycush. Silver moonfish.(Zo["o]l.) See Moonfish (b) . Silver moth (Zo["o]l.), a lepisma. Silver owl (Zo["o]l.), the barn owl. Silver perch (Zo["o]l.), the mademoiselle, 2. Silver pheasant (Zo["o]l.), any one of several species of beautiful crested and long-tailed Asiatic pheasants, of the genus Euplocamus. They have the tail and more or less of the upper parts silvery white. The most common species (E. nychtemerus) is native of China. Silver plate, domestic utensils made of silver.
silver chub
Fallfish Fall"fish`, n. (Zo["o]l.) A fresh-water fish of the United States (Semotilus bullaris); -- called also silver chub, and Shiner. The name is also applied to other allied species.

Meaning of Silver chub from wikipedia

- The silver chub (Macrhybopsis storeriana) is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Leuciscidae, the shiners, daces and minnows...
- shiner. During its adult lifetime, it competes with yellow perch and silver chub in deep water, and competes with black b**** in the shoal areas. Predators...
- Gila chub (Gila intermedia) is a species of ray-finned fish in the family Cyprinidae. It is found in Mexico and the United States. The Gila chub is closely...
- The lake chub (Couesius plumbeus) is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Leuciscidae, which includes the daces, Eurasian minnows...
- silver, and the belly white. The dorsal fin usually has nine rays, and the anal fin 10 or more. Maximum recorded length is 38 cm. The humpback chub mostly...
- The Mohave tui chub (Siphaletes bicolor mohavensis) is a subspecies of the tui chub endemic to the Mojave River. The Mohave tui chub was listed as endangered...
- umbratilis) Silver chub (Macrhybopsis storeriana) Northern pearl dace (Margariscus nachtriebi) Peamouth (Mylocheilus caurinus) Hornyhead chub (Nocomis biguttatus)...
- invasive) Silver carp, Hypophthalmichthys molitrix (prohibited invasive) Silver chub, Macrhybopsis storeriana or Hybopsis storeriana Silver lamprey, Ichthyomyzon...
- platostomus) Shovelnose sturgeon (Scaphirhynchus platorynchus) Silver chub (Macrhybopsis storeriana) Silver Redhorse (moxostoma anisurum) Silverband shiner (Notropis...
- storeriana (Kirtland, 1845) (silver chub) Macrhybopsis tetranema (C. H. Gilbert, 1886) (peppered chub, Arkansas River speckled chub) Macrhybopsis tomellerii...