warehou

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noun

Any of the three medusafishes: Seriolella brama (the common warehou), Seriolella caerulea (the white warehou), and Seriolella punctata (the silver warehou).

Scrabble 13

Meanings

nounwarehou (plural warehous or warehou)

plural warehous

  1. New ZealandAny of the three medusafishes: Seriolella brama (the common warehou), Seriolella caerulea (the white warehou), and Seriolella punctata (the silver warehou).

Origin

  1. Māoriwarehou
  2. Englishwarehou

Borrowed from Māori warehou.

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APA

warehou. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/warehou

MLA

“warehou.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/warehou. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “warehou,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/warehou.

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