chiselmouth — English Dictionary

Noun

1. A fish of species Gila alutacea (formerly Acrocheilus alutaceus) native to the Pacific Northwest of North America.

   Synonyms

   squaremouthhard-mouth chub

   Broader terms

   western chubchubminnowfish

   Examples

   The large black chub (Acrocheilus alutaceus), of the Pacific Coast rivers, is known locally as chiselmouth, squaremouth and hardmouth.

   In British Columbia, hybrids between the chiselmouth and the northern pikeminnow are common in Missezula Lake and Wolfe Creek (both near Princeton).