Acanthocybium solandri

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A large, fast fish that eats other fish, lives in warm seas, and people catch for food and sport fishing

noun
/ˌækənˈθoʊsɪbiəm soʊˈlændri/

Specialized

: Acanthocybium solandri

Anglers often prize the Acanthocybium solandri for its speed and fighting ability.

Examples

The Acanthocybium solandri is known for its speed and agility.
Commercial fishers harvest Acanthocybium solandri in many tropical waters worldwide.
The culinary value of Acanthocybium solandri makes it popular in coastal cuisines.
Have you ever caught a Acanthocybium solandri while fishing?
Anglers often prize the Acanthocybium solandri for its speed and fighting ability.
Commercial fishers harvest Acanthocybium solandri in many tropical waters worldwide.
The culinary value of Acanthocybium solandri makes it popular in coastal cuisines.

Synonyms

wahoo

vsAcanthocybium solandri

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A large, fast sea fish often caught for food or sport

is the formal scientific name used in naming and descriptions of the fish

Surface Forms

Acanthocybium solandri singular

Acanthocybium solandri plural

Morphology

Acanthocybium + solandri

This is a scientific Latin binomial (genus + species) made of proper names rather than ordinary English words; the specific epithet 'solandri' has no lexical meaning given and cannot be interpreted compositionally. While binomial form signals 'a species of' to those familiar with taxonomy, an average B1 learner who only knows the constituent labels would not be able to derive that it denotes a large fast predatory fish, so the expression is not transparently understandable.

Etymology

Acanthocybium solandri may come from old Greek words plus a person's name: Acantho- means 'thorn' or 'spine', cybium was an old word for a 'fast fish', and solandri honors the scientist Solander. Together these parts paint the picture of a spiny, very fast fish, which is why the name fits the wahoo today.