wahoo

wahoo

See also: Wahoo

English

Etymology 1

Wahoo

Noun

wahoo (plural wahoos)

1. Acanthocybium solandri, a tropical and subtropical game fish.

Hypernyms

• Scombridae

Coordinate terms

• mackerel
• tuna
• bonito

See also

• wahoo on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Acanthocybium solandri on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Acantocybium solandri on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons

Etymology 2

From Creek *uhawhu.

Noun

wahoo (plural wahoos)

1. (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)

1. Euonymus atropurpureus, a burning bush.