wahoo

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English

Etymology 1

Wahoo

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Noun

wahoo (plural wahoos)

Acanthocybium solandri, a tropical and subtropical game fish.
Synonym: (Hawaii) ono

Hypernyms

Scombridae

Coordinate terms

References

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Acanthocybium solandri on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Acanthocybium solandri on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons

Etymology 2

From Creek uhawhu.

Noun

wahoo (plural wahoos)

(Southern US) The winged elm, Ulmus alata.

Etymology 3

From a Dakota word, the first element of which is cognate to Lakota waŋ (“arrow”).

Noun

wahoo (plural wahoos)

Euonymus atropurpureus, an eastern burning bush.

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