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wee·ver  (wvr)
n.
Any of several marine fishes of the family Trachinidae, having venomous spines on the gill cover and first dorsal fin.
[Old North French wivre, serpent, weever; see wyvern.]
weever [ˈwiːvə]
n
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) any small marine percoid fish of the family Trachinidae, such as Trachinus vipera of European waters, having venomous spines around the gills and the dorsal fin
[from Old Northern French wivre viper, ultimately from Latin vīpera viper]
Translations
weever [ˈwiːvəʳ] N → peje m araña
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Weevers, which are usually no longer than six inches, bury themselves in the sea bed and ambush their prey with spines on their back.
Paralysed by fish by Evening Gazette (Middlesbrough, England)
Lesser weevers, fish just 12cm long, bury themselves in the sand and can cause agonising pain if they are stood on.
PERILS OF THE DEEP by Daily Record (Glasgow, Scotland)
Six of the nine who fished measured in a total of 10 flounder, nine mackerel, a coalfish and two weevers.
Angling: Bernard clinches double delight; SEA SCENE by Evening Gazette (Middlesbrough, England)
 
 
 
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