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Bermuda chub

Bermuda chub

8.3
A fish people catch and eat near Bermuda and Florida that often follows boats
  • noun
  • /bərˈmjuːdə tʃʌb/
  • US
translation icon : chopa de Bermuda
  • A school of Bermuda chub followed the boat as it sailed off the coast of Florida.

Examples

  • The grilled Bermuda chub was a highlight of our seafood meal.

  • Fishermen often catch Bermuda chub near coral reefs in the Caribbean.

  • Look at that Bermuda chub following us!

  • I caught a Bermuda chub yesterday.

  • A school of Bermuda chub followed the boat as it sailed off the coast of Florida.

  • Fishermen often catch Bermuda chub near coral reefs in the Caribbean.

  • The grilled Bermuda chub was a highlight of our seafood meal.

Synonyms

Kyphosus sectatrix
vsBermuda chub
  • Specialized
9.9

A sea fish that often follows boats and that people catch to eat

has the same meaning but functions as an alternative name

Surface Forms

Bermuda chub singular
Bermuda chubs plural

Morphology

Bermuda + chub

This is a straightforward place-name + animal compound: knowing 'Bermuda' (a location) and 'chub' (a type of fish) lets a learner infer it is a fish species associated with Bermuda. Detailed behavioral notes (e.g. following ships) are extra encyclopedic information but do not prevent the overall meaning being directly derivable from the constituents.

Etymology

Bermuda chub comes from two simple words: Bermuda, the island where the fish lives, and chub, a name for a short, round fish. So the name literally means 'a chub from Bermuda', which fits because this fish is common there and is often seen following boats.