Definition
A type of freshwater fish found in North America, named for its resemblance to or relationship with the chub fish.
Etymology
Compound word from 'chub' (the fish) plus 'sucker' (another type of fish that feeds by suctioning), describing a fish that shares characteristics of both types.
Kelly Says
Chubsuckers are real fish, and their compound name perfectly shows how fishermen and scientists describe new creatures by combining names of known ones—like calling something a 'catfish' because it acts like both a cat and a fish!
Translations
ARالعربية
مُحبّ للدهون
mu-hib-bil-lad-ah-un
BNবাংলা
মোটা খেতে
mota khe-te
CACatalà
amant de greix
a-mant deh gre-ix
CSČeština
žrout tuku
zho-rout tu-ku
DADansk
fedtsuger
fed-tsu-ger
DEDeutsch
Fetzenfresser
fet-zen-fress-er
ELΕλληνικά
φαγάς λίπος
fa-gas lee-pos
ESEspañol
chupachobos
chupa-cho-bos
FAفارسی
خورنده چاق
kho-ran-deh chaq
FISuomi
rasvaimuri
ras-va-i-mu-ri
FRFrançais
suceur de gras
soo-syur duh gra
GUGU
મોટા ખાવાર
mota kha-va-ar
HEעברית
סוחר שומן
soo-char sho-man
HIहिन्दी
वसा खाता
vasa kha-ta
HUMagyar
zsírszomjaz
zee-r-sohm-ya-z
IDBahasa Indonesia
penyu lemak
pen-yu le-mak
ITItaliano
mangia grasso
man-gee grah-sso
KO한국어
살찐 사람
sal-jjin sa-ram
MRMR
मोट्यांचे खाणे
mota-anche kha-ne
MSBahasa Melayu
penyu lemak
pen-yu le-mak
MYမြန်မာ
ကြမ်းစား
kya-m-sar
NLNederlands
vetvanger
vet-vang-er
NONorsk
fettsuger
fet-tsu-ger
PAPA
ਮੋਟੇ ਖਾਣ ਵਾਲਾ
mota kha-an va-la
PLPolski
miłośnik tłuszczu
mil-o-sh-nik tlusz-chu
PTPortuguês
adorador de gorduras
a-do-ra-dor deh gor-doo-rass
RORomână
mănâncă grăsime
man-an-ca gra-si-me
RUРусский
жироед
zhi-ro-yed
SVSvenska
fettsugare
fet-tsu-gare
SWKiswahili
mlamba mafuta
m-lamba ma-fu-ta
TAதமிழ்
மெலிசை சாப்பிடுபவர்
me-li-sai saap-pi-du-pa-var
TEతెలుగు
గుండు తినేవాడు
gun-du ti-ne-va-du
TLTL
taga-taga ng taba
ta-ga-ta-ga ng ta-ba
TRTürkçe
kilos avcısı
kee-lohs av-tsi-si
UKУкраїнська
жироїд
zhi-roi-d
URاردو
مٹھیاں کھانے والا
mit-hyan kha-ne wa-la
VITiếng Việt
người ăn béo
ngoi an-beo