weever

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈwiːvə/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(wē′vər)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
wee•ver  (wē′vər),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Fisheither of two small, European, marine fishes of the genus Trachinus, T. draco (greater weever) or T. vipera (lesser weever,) having highly poisonous dorsal spines.
  2. Fishany fish of the same family, Trachinidae.
  • 1615–25; perh. continuing Middle English *wever, Old English wifer arrow (cognate with Old Norse vifr sword); modern meaning by association with obsolete wiver viper; see wyvern

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
weever / ˈwiːvə/
  1. 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
Etymology: 17th Century: from Old Northern French wivre viper, ultimately from Latin vīpera viper
'weever' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
greater weever - lesser weever

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