- weever fish
- any of various fish of the family Trachinidae, found in the eastern Atlantic and the Mediterranean; their dorsal spines are venomous and cause severe pain in animals that get pricked.
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weever fish — noun see weever … Useful english dictionary
Weever — Taxobox name = Weevers image width = 240px image caption = Lesser weever, Echiichthys vipera regnum = Animalia phylum = Chordata classis = Actinopterygii ordo = Perciformes familia = Trachinidae subdivision ranks = Genera subdivision = Trachinus… … Wikipedia
Weever — Wee ver, n. [Probably from F. vive, OF. vivre, a kind of fish, L. vipera viper. Cf. {Viper}.] (Zo[ o]l.) Any one of several species of edible marine fishes belonging to the genus {Trachinus}, of the family {Trachinid[ae]}. They have a broad… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
weever — /wee veuhr/, n. 1. either of two small, European, marine fishes of the genus Trachinus, T. draco (greater weever) or T. vipera (lesser weever), having highly poisonous dorsal spines. 2. any fish of the same family, Trachinidae. [1615 25; perh.… … Universalium
weever — /ˈwivə/ (say weevuh) noun (plural weever or weevers) 1. either of two small marine fishes of the genus Trachinus, T. vipera (lesser weever), common in British waters, and the rarer T. draco (greater weever), notable for their poison glands at the …
weever — noun /ˈwiː.və,ˈwi.vɚ/ any of the usually brown fish in Trachinidae, who catch prey by burying themselves in the sand and snatching them as they go past. Syn: weaverfish … Wiktionary
weever — noun a small coastal fish with venomous dorsal spines, which typically buries itself in sand. [Family Trachinidae: several species.] Origin C17: perh. a transferred use of OFr. wivre serpent, dragon , from L. vipera viper … English new terms dictionary
weever — n. any marine fish of the genus Trachinus, with sharp venomous dorsal spines. Etymology: perh. f. OF wivre, guivre, serpent, dragon, f. L vipera VIPER … Useful english dictionary
Lesser weever — Taxobox name = Lesser weever image width = 250px image caption = regnum = Animalia phylum = Chordata classis = Actinopterygii ordo = Perciformes familia = Trachinidae genus = Echiichthys species = E. vipera binomial = Echiichthys vipera binomial… … Wikipedia
Greater weever — Taxobox name = Greater weever regnum = Animalia phylum = Chordata classis = Actinopterygii ordo = Perciformes familia = Trachinidae genus = Trachinus species = T. draco binomial = Trachinus draco binomial authority = Linnaeus, 1758The greater… … Wikipedia
