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WAHOO
wahoo, Acanthocybium solandri
(noun) large fast-moving predacious food and game fish; found worldwide
wahoo, burning bush, Euonymus atropurpureus
(noun) deciduous shrub having purple capsules enclosing scarlet seeds
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology 1
Noun
wahoo (plural wahoos)
Acanthocybium solandri, a tropical and subtropical game fish.
Hypernyms
• Scombridae
Coordinate terms
• mackerel
• tuna
• bonito
Etymology 2
Noun
wahoo (plural wahoos)
(Southern US) The winged elm, Ulmus alata.
Etymology 3
Noun
wahoo (plural wahoos)
Euonymus atropurpureus, an eastern burning bush.
Proper noun
Wahoo
A ghost town in California
An unincorporated community in Florida
A city, the county seat of Saunders County, Nebraska.
An unincorporated community in West Virginia
Source: Wiktionary
Wa*hoo", n. Any of various American trees or shrubs; specif.: (a) A certain shrub (Evonymus atropurpureus) having purple capsules which in dehiscence expose the scarlet-ariled seeds; -- called also burning bush. (b) Cascara buckthorn. (c) Basswood.
Wa*hoo", n.
Definition: A dark blue scombroid food fish (Acanthocibium solandri or petus) of Florida and the West Indies.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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