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/wah hooh", wah"hooh/, n., pl. wahoos.any of various American shrubs or small trees, as the winged elm, Ulmus alata, or a linden, Tilia heterophylla.[1760-70, Amer.; orig. uncert.]wahoo2/wah hooh", wah"hooh/, n., pl. wahoos.a shrub or small tree, Euonymus atropurpurea, of North America, having finely serrated, elliptical leaves and pendulous capsules that in opening reveal the bright-scarlet arils of the seeds. Also called burning bush.[1855-60, Amer.; < Dakota wanhu, equiv. to wan- arrow + hu wood, shaft]wahoo3a large, swift mackerel, Acanthocybium solanderi, widespread in warm seas, of a steel blue to greenish blue above and silver below, often leaping from the water and occasionally schooling in great numbers: valued as a food and game fish. Also called peto.[1905-10; orig. uncert.]
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Species (Acanthocybium solanderi) of swift-moving, powerful, predaceous food and game fish found worldwide, especially in the tropics.A slim, streamlined fish, it has sharp-toothed, beaklike jaws and a tapered body ending in a crescent-shaped tail. Gray-blue above and paler below, it is marked with a series of vertical bars and, like the related tunas, has a row of small finlets behind the dorsal and anal fins. It may grow to 6 ft (1.8 m) long and weigh more than 120 lb (55 kg).* * *
▪ fish(Acanthocybium solanderi), swift-moving, powerful, predacious food and game fish of the family Scombridae (order Perciformes) found worldwide, especially in the tropics. The wahoo is a slim, streamlined fish with sharp-toothed, beaklike jaws and a tapered body ending in a slender tail base and a crescent-shaped tail. Gray-blue above and paler below, it is marked with a series of vertical bars and, like the related tunas, has a row of small finlets behind the dorsal and anal fins. At its largest, the wahoo attains a length of 1.8 m (6 feet) and weight of 55 kg (120 pounds) or more.* * *
Universalium. 2010.
