weever
weever
Definition
wee·ver (wē′vər)
noun
any of a family (Trachinidae) of edible, marine percoid fishes with sharp, very poisonous spines on the gill cover and the first dorsal fin
Etymology: NormFr wivre (OFr guivre), orig., serpent, dragon < L vipera, viper
weever
Usage Examples
Adjective modifier
- lesser: The dorsal fin of the lesser weever is all black, while that of the greater weever is dark only at the tip.
- great: The greater weever has darker brown or blue diagonal streaks.
Modifies a noun
- sting: The authors noted Raynaud's phenomenon only on the affected finger occurring some weeks after the weever fish sting.
