weever
noun
wee·ver
| \ ˈwēvə(r)\
variants:
or less commonly weever fish
or weaver
plural -s
Definition of weever
: any of several edible marine fishes of the family Trachinidae that have a broad spinose head with the eyes looking upward and a long dorsal fin supported by many strong sharp venomous spines that cause painful wounds: such as
a
: a British weever (Trachinus draco) that becomes a foot long
— called also greater weever
b
: a British weever (T. vipera) that is about half as large
— called also lesser weever
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