Definitions For Weever

Noun

WEEVER (plural WEEVERs) Any of the usually brown fish in family trachinidae, which catch prey by burying themselves in the sand and snatching them as they go past.

Synonyms

weeverfish, weaverfish

Derived terms

{{der4, en, {{vern, Cape Verde weever}}, {{vern, greater weever}}, {{vern, Guinean weever}}, {{vern, lesser weever}}, {{vern, sailfin weever}}, {{vern, spotted weever}} (Trachinus araneus), {{vern, starry weever}}, {{vern, striped weever}}}}

Translations

French: vive, f German: Petermännchen, n Irish: {{t-check, ga, broid, f}} Italian: tracina, f Russian: морско́й драко́н, m

Etymology

From Old French -/{{bor, en, ONF., wivre, , serpent}}, from {{der, en, la, vīpera}}. {{doublet, en, wyvern}} and viper.