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weever
[ wee-ver ]
noun
- 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.
- any fish of the same family, Trachinidae.
weever
/ ˈwiːvə /
noun
- 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
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Word History and Origins
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Word History and Origins
Origin of weever1
C17: from Old Northern French wivre viper, ultimately from Latin vīpera viper
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Example Sentences
Alluding to the bishop, Bishop Weever wrote, in 1631, “his portraiture is in the wall over his place of buriall.”
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Here, in passing, suffer me to express my deep reverence for John Weever.
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The hall at Weever had up to this time been the principal residence of the family.
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Large numbers of the Greater Weever, T. draco, are brought in by the trawlers.
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Downstairs in the stuffy little parlor, Dr. Weever interviewed them.
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