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Weever
Weever Wee"ver, n. [Probably from F. vive, OF. vivre, a kind of fish, L. vipera viper. Cf. Viper.] (Zo["o]l.) Any one of several species of edible marine fishes belonging to the genus Trachinus, of the family Trachinid[ae]. They have a broad spinose head, with the eyes looking upward. The long dorsal fin is supported by numerous strong, sharp spines which cause painful wounds.

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- day, weevers bury themselves in sand, just showing their eyes, and snatch prey as it comes past, which consists of shrimp and small fish. Weevers are unusual...
- s****. Lesser weevers may sting swimmers badly if disturbed in the water, and fishermen when they clean their fishing nets. The lesser weever grows up to...
- 2015. Russell, Findlay E.; Emery, Jerry A. (November 1960). "Venom of the Weevers Trachinus Draco and Trachilvus Vipera". Annals of the New York Academy...
- Look up weever in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. A weevers, or Weeverfish, are a group of fish species in the family Trachinidae. Weever may also refer...
- nearby, burrowing in the bottom. Just as other weevers, it feeds on small fish and crustaceans. Spotted weever species summary Carpenter, K.E.; Smith-Vaniz...
- John Weever (1576–1632) was an English antiquary and poet. He is best known for his Epigrammes in the Oldest Cut, and Newest Fashion (1599), containing...
- Nicole de Weever (born 1979) is a dancer and c****ographer from Sint Maarten. After completing her primary schooling in the Caribbean, she moved to the...
- The redbanded weever (Parapercis binivirgata) is a sandperch of the family Pinguipedidae found around Australia and New Zealand at depths between 50 and...
- The Guinean weever (Trachinus armatus) is a fish of the family Trachinidae, widespread in the eastern Atlantic along the coasts of Africa from Mauritania...
- The starry weever, or streaked weever (Trachinus radiatus) is a fish of the family Trachinidae widespread in the eastern Atlantic from Gibraltar to the...