wee·ver (w  v r)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]
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