weever
nounUK /ˈwiː.və/ · US /ˈwi.vɚ/
Etymology From Middle English *wever, from Old Northern French wivre (“serpent”), from Latin vīpera. Doublet of wyvern and viper.
1
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
- Cape Verde weever, greater weever, Guinean weever, lesser weever, sailfin weever, spotted weever, starry weever, streaked weever, striped weever