English-Thai Dictionary
weever
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Webster's 1828 Dictionary
WEEVER
n.A fish, called also sea-dragon. [L.] A fish of the genus Trachinus, the spines of whose dorsal fins are supposed to be poisonous.
Webster's 1913 Dictionary
WEEVER
Wee "ver, n. Etym: [Probably from F. vive, OF. vivre, a kind of fish, L. vipera viper. Cf. Viper. ] (Zoöl.)
Defn: Any one of several species of edible marine fishes belonging to the genus Trachinus, of the family Trachinidæ. 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.
Note: The two British species are the great, or greater, weever (Trachinus draco ), which becomes a foot long (called also gowdie, sea cat, stingbull, and weaverfish ), and the lesser weever (T. vipera ), about half as large (called also otter pike, and stingfish ).
New American Oxford Dictionary
weever
wee ver |ˈwēvər ˈwivər |(also weever fish ) ▶noun a small, long-bodied fish with eyes at the top of the head and venomous dorsal spines. It occurs along European Atlantic coasts, typically buried in the sand with just the eyes and spines protruding. [Family Trachinidae: several genera and species. ] ORIGIN early 17th cent.: perhaps a transferred use of Old French wivre ‘serpent, dragon, ’ from Latin vipera ‘viper. ’
Oxford Dictionary
weever
weever |ˈwiːvə |(also weever fish ) ▶noun a small, long-bodied fish with eyes at the top of the head and venomous dorsal spines. It occurs along East Atlantic coasts, typically buried in the sand with just the eyes and spines protruding. ●Family Trachinidae: several genera and species. ORIGIN early 17th cent.: perhaps a transferred use of Old French wivre ‘serpent, dragon ’, from Latin vipera ‘viper ’.
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