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weever

[ wee-ver ]

noun

  1. either 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. any fish of the same family, Trachinidae.


weever

/ 藞飞颈藧惫蓹 /

noun

  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
鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of weever1

1615鈥25; perhaps continuing Middle English *wever, Old English wifer arrow (cognate with Old Norse vifr sword); modern meaning by association with obsolete wiver viper; wyvern
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of weever1

C17: from Old Northern French wivre viper, ultimately from Latin 惫墨辫别谤补 viper
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Beachgoers in East Yorkshire are being warned to wear shoes for paddling in the sea after a number of people were stung by weever fish.

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There have been other cases of injury by weever fish along Yorkshire's coast.

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Weever fish are so well camouflaged that many people do not see them until they have stepped on the dangerous marine species.

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"Weever fish are common to our coastal areas, but the recent hot weather means there are more of the fish than normal," she said.

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The weever fish was sighted recently at the south end of Ayr beach.

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