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.

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