A cub is the young of certain large predatory animals, such as
big cat
The term "big cat" is typically used to refer to any of the five living members of the genus ''Panthera'', namely the tiger, lion, jaguar, leopard, and snow leopard.
All cats descend from the ''Felidae'' family, sharing similar musculature, c ...
s and
bear
Bears are carnivoran mammals of the family (biology), family Ursidae (). They are classified as caniforms, or doglike carnivorans. Although only eight species of bears are extant, they are widespread, appearing in a wide variety of habitats ...
s.
Cub or CUB may also refer to:
Arts and entertainment
* ''
The Cub
''The Cub'' is an extant 1915 silent film drama produced by William A. Brady and directed by Maurice Tourneur. The film is based on a 1910 Broadway play, ''The Cub'' by Thompson Buchanan, also produced by Brady. This marks the only time stage a ...
'', a 1915 American silent film
* ''Cub'' (film), a 2014 film
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C.U. Burn
''C.U. Burn'' is a cult Irish language television comedy broadcast on the Irish-language television channel Teilifís na Gaeilge (now called TG4). It tells the tales of the County Donegal undertakers Charlie and Vincie Burn who run a turf-fueled ...
'', an Irish-language television series
* Cub (''Happy Tree Friends''), a character in the ''Happy Tree Friends'' animated video series
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Cub Records
Cub Records was an American record label, and a subsidiary of MGM Records, which started in 1958 for rhythm and blues releases.
Artists who released records on Cub included the Impalas ("Sorry (I Ran All the Way Home)"), Jimmy Jones (" Handy M ...
, a record label
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Cub (band)
Cub (also stylized cub) was an indie pop band from Vancouver, British Columbia, that formed in 1992 and disbanded in 1997. They played a melodic, jangly form of pop punk they called " cuddlecore".Cub Aircraft, a former Canadian aircraft manufacturer
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Antonov An-12
The Antonov An-12 ( Russian: Антонов Ан-12; NATO reporting name: Cub) is a four-engined turboprop transport aircraft designed in the Soviet Union. It is the military version of the Antonov An-10 and has many variants. For more than thr ...
, a Russian transport aircraft (NATO reporting name: Cub)
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Napier Cub
The Napier Cub was an unusual and very large experimental 16-cylinder 'X' pattern liquid-cooled aero engine built by the British engine company D. Napier & Son. The Cub was the only Napier 'X' engine design. First flown on 15 December 1922 ...
, an experimental British aircraft engine
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Piper J-3 Cub
The Piper J-3 Cub is an American light aircraft that was built between 1938 and 1947 by Piper Aircraft. The aircraft has a simple, lightweight design which gives it good low-speed handling properties and short-field performance. The Cub is Pi ...
, an American light aircraft
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Taylor Cub
The Taylor Cub was originally designed by C. Gilbert Taylor as a small, light and simple utility aircraft, evolved from the Taylor Chummy. It is the forefather of the popular Piper J-3 Cub, and total production of the Cub series was 23,512 a ...
, a precursor aircraft to the Piper Cub
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Zlin Savage Cub
The Zlin Savage is a series of light sport aircraft similar in construction to the Piper CubBayerl, Robby; Martin Berkemeier; et al: ''World Directory of Leisure Aviation 2011-12'', page 85. WDLA UK, Lancaster UK, 2011. Tacke, Willi; Marino Boric ...
, a Czech light aircraft
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Cubana de Aviación
Cubana de Aviación S.A., or simply Cubana, is the flag carrier and largest airline of Cuba. It was founded in October 1929, becoming one of the earliest airlines to emerge in Latin America. It has its corporate headquarters in Havana, and its ...
(ICAO airline designator: CUB), Cuban national airline
* Jim Hamilton–L.B. Owens Airport (IATA airport code and FAA location identifier both CUB), serving Columbia, South Carolina, United States
Motor vehicles
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Auto Cub
This is a list of defunct automobile manufacturers of the United States. They were discontinued for various reasons, such as bankruptcy of the parent company, mergers, or being phased out.
A
* A Automobile Company (1910–1913) 'Blue & Gold, ...
, an American single-passenger automobile
* Bajaj Cub, an Indian motor scooter
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Farmall Cub
The Farmall Cub or International Cub (or simply "Cub" as it is widely known) was the smallest tractor manufactured by International Harvester (IH) under either the McCormick-Deering, Farmall, or International names from 1947 through 1979 in Louisv ...
, an American tractor
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Honda Super Cub
The Honda Super Cub (or Honda Cub) is a Honda underbone motorcycle with a four-stroke engine, four-stroke single cylinder engine, single-cylinder engine ranging in engine displacement, displacement from .
In continuous manufacture since 1958 wit ...
, a range of motorcycles
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LDV Cub
The is a minivan manufactured by Nissan, joining the slightly larger Vanette. The car was engineered by Nissan's Aichi Manufacturing Division and launched in 1991 as a compact passenger van, and it grew larger with each generation over the y ...
, a British van
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Leyland Cub
The Leyland Cub CU series was a midibus manufactured by Leyland between 1979 and 1987. There was a previous Leyland Cub, the K series built at Leyland's Ham factory between 1931 and 1939.
The Cub was derived from the Terrier truck chassis, an ...
, a British bus
* Andersen Mini-Cub, a version of the
Mini Moke
The Mini Moke is a small, front-wheel-drive utility and recreational convertible, conceived and manufactured as a lightweight military vehicle by British Motor Corporation (BMC), and subsequently marketed for civilian use under the Austin Moto ...
* Kapcai, a class of motorcycle of Southeast Asia; see
Malaysian Cub Prix
The Malaysian Cub Prix Championship is a national-level underbone or moped Motorcycle racing, racing series for motorcycles with Engine displacement, displacements from 100 to 150cc. The tournament is a grassroots developer with the main objective ...
People
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Cub (nickname) Cub is a nickname of:
* Cub Buck (1892–1966), American football player and coach
* Cub Koda (1948–2000), American musician
* Cub Stricker (1859–1937), American baseball player
* Cub Swanson
Kevin Luke "Cub" Swanson (born November 2, 1983 ...
, a list of people
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Cub Scout
Cubs or Wolf Cubs are programs associated with some Scout organizations, for young children, usually between 8 and 12, who are too young to be Scouts and make the Scout Promise. A participant in the program is called a Cub and a group of Cubs ...
, a member of a Cub Scout organization
* a young member of the
Bear (gay culture)
In gay culture, a bear is a man who is fat, hairy, or both.
The bear concept can function as an identity or an affiliation, and there is ongoing debate in bear communities about what constitutes a bear. Some bears place importance on presentin ...
community
Other uses
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Cub City, West Virginia
Cub City is an Unincorporated area, unincorporated community in Wyoming County, West Virginia, Wyoming County, West Virginia, United States.
References
Unincorporated communities in West Virginia
Unincorporated communities in Wyomin ...
, United States
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Cub Foods
Cub is an American supermarket chain. It operates stores in Minnesota and Illinois. The company is a wholly owned subsidiary of United Natural Foods, based in Providence, Rhode Island.
History Beginnings
Cub Foods was founded by Minnesota-based ...
, an American supermarket chain
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Carlton & United Breweries
Carlton & United Breweries (CUB) is an Australian brewing company based in Melbourne and owned by Japanese conglomerate Asahi Breweries. Its notable brands include Victoria Bitter, Carlton Draught, Foster's Lager, Great Northern, Resch's, ...
, an Australian brewing company
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Cashed Up Bogan
; ), new rich, or new money (in contrast to old money; ) is a social class of the rich whose wealth has been acquired within their own generation, rather than by familial inheritance. These people previously had belonged to a lower social clas ...
, a slang term used in Australia and New Zealand
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Cuba
Cuba, officially the Republic of Cuba, is an island country, comprising the island of Cuba (largest island), Isla de la Juventud, and List of islands of Cuba, 4,195 islands, islets and cays surrounding the main island. It is located where the ...
, IOC country code: CUB
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Cursor Back (ANSI)
ANSI escape sequences are a standard for in-band signaling to control cursor location, color, font styling, and other options on video text terminals and terminal emulators. Certain sequences of bytes, most starting with an ASCII escape charac ...
, an ANSI X3.64 escape sequence
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University of Colorado at Boulder
The University of Colorado Boulder (CU Boulder, CU, or Colorado) is a Public university, public research university in Boulder, Colorado, United States. Founded in 1876, five months before Colorado became a Federated state, state, it is the fla ...
(CU Boulder)
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University City of Bogotá
A university () is an institution of tertiary education and research which awards academic degrees in several academic disciplines. ''University'' is derived from the Latin phrase , which roughly means "community of teachers and scholars". Univ ...
(Spanish: ')
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Urban Community of Bordeaux
Urban means "related to a city". In that sense, the term may refer to:
* Urban area, geographical area distinct from rural areas
* Urban culture, the culture of towns and cities
Urban may also refer to:
General
* Urban (name), a list of people ...
(French: ')
See also
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Cubs (disambiguation) Cubs may refer to:
*The young of certain large predatory animals such as bears and big cats; analogous to a domestic puppy or kitten
*Chicago Cubs, a baseball team of the National League of Major League Baseball (United States)
*Iowa Cubs, a minor ...
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Kub (disambiguation) KUB or KUBS or Kub or Kubs may refer to:
*2K12 Kub, a Soviet mobile surface-to-air missile system
* Kubb, a Swedish lawn game with wooden blocks
* Kidneys, ureters, and bladder, a medical imaging technique
*Scania K UB
The Scania K series is a s ...