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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

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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