- weever
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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 — [wē′vər] n. [NormFr wivre (OFr guivre), orig., serpent, dragon < L vipera, VIPER] any of a family (Trachinidae) of edible, marine percoid fishes with sharp, very poisonous spines on the gill cover and the first dorsal fin … English World 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 — /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 — /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, John — (1576 1632) Lancashire poet who left Queens College, Cambridge, without graduating. After touring the Continent, and settling in London, he became an authority on antiquitiesm. In 1631 he published a large volume titled Ancient Funeral… … British and Irish poets
weever fishes — drakoniukinės statusas T sritis zoologija | vardynas taksono rangas šeima apibrėžtis Atlanto vandenyno rytinės dalies vidutinės platumos. Viduržemio jūra. 1 gentis, 4 rūšys. Turi nuodingas liaukas. atitikmenys: lot. Trachinidae angl. vives;… … Žuvų pavadinimų žodynas
weever fishes — drakoniukės statusas T sritis zoologija | vardynas taksono rangas gentis atitikmenys: lot. Trachinus angl. weever fishes rus. морские дракончики; морские драконы; трахины ryšiai: platesnis terminas – drakoniukinės siauresnis terminas – didžioji… … Žuvų pavadinimų žodynas
weever fish — noun see weever … Useful english dictionary
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 — see VIPER … The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins
