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Definition of Weever

Weever
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 spinose head, with the eyes looking upward. The long dorsal fin is supported by numerous strong, sharp spines which cause painful wounds.

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- Weevers (or weeverfish) are nine extant species of fishes of family Trachinidae, order Trachiniformes, part of the Percomorpha clade. They are long (up...
- The lesser weever (Echiichthys vipera) is a venomous weever of the family Trachinidae, in the order Perciformes, and the class Actinopterygii. It is generally...
- greater weever (Trachinus draco, Linnaeus 1758) is a benthic and demersal venomous marine fish of the family Trachinidae. The greater weever is widely...
- Look up weever in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. A weevers, or Weeverfish, are a group of fish species in the family Trachinidae. Weever may also refer...
- Sutcliffe as Schumacher "Schuey" Weever, Tillie Amartey as Stacey "Stace" Neville, Maisie Robinson as Portia Weever, and Aabay Noor Ali as Mollie 'Mog'...
- The redbanded weever (Parapercis binivirgata) is a sandperch of the family Pinguipedidae found around Australia and New Zealand at depths between 50 and...
- The starry weever, or streaked weever, Trachinus radiatus, is a fish of the family Trachinidae widespread in the eastern Atlantic from Gibraltar to the...
- John Weever (1576–1632) was an English antiquary and poet. He is best known for his Epigrammes in the Oldest Cut, and Newest Fashion (1599), containing...
- Guy Egbert Leon de Weever was a teacher, journalist and historian, best known for writing The Children's Story of Guyana, a staple geographical and historical...
- The sailfin weever, Trachinus collignoni, is a fish of the family Trachinidae, order Perciformes, and class Actinopterygii. Widespread in the Eastern Atlantic...