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  • 131wahoo — wahoo1 /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 …

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  • 132waterscorpion — /waw teuhr skawr pee euhn, wot euhr /, n. any of several predaceous aquatic bugs of the family Nepidae, having clasping front legs and a long respiratory tube at the rear of the abdomen: capable of biting if handled. [1675 85; WATER + SCORPION] * …

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