weevern.

Brit.

/ˈwiːvə/, U.S.

/ˈwivər/

Forms: Also 1600s wiver, 1600s–1800s weaver.

Etymology: Probably originally wĭver , < Old French (north-eastern) wivre the weever (13th cent.), a transferred use of wivre serpent, dragon (see wyver n., wyvern n.), = Central Old French guivre (modern heraldic French guivre , givre ), representing Latin vīpera viper n.; the more normal Old French descendant of Latin vīpera is vivre , the weever (whence viver n.², quaviver n.), modern French vive . The fish was called ‘viper’ from its venomous spines: see quot. 1622.

A fish of the genus Trachinus or family Trachinidae, common on the coasts of Europe; esp. T. draco, the Greater, and T. vipera, the Lesser Weever. They have sharp dorsal and opercular spines with which they can inflict painful wounds.

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the world > animals > fish > superorder Acanthopterygii (spiny fins) > order Perciformes (perches) > [noun] > suborder Trachinoidei > member of family Trachinidae (weever)

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1622 M. Drayton 2nd Pt. Poly-olbion xxv. 109 The Weauer, which although his prickles venom bee, By Fishers cut away, which Buyers seldome see.

1666 C. Merrett Pinax Rerum Naturalium Britannicarum 187 Araneus, a Weaver, or Wiver.

1747 H. Glasse Art of Cookery ix. 88 To Broil Weavers.

1752 J. Hill Gen. Nat. Hist. III. 263 Trachinus..The Weever.

1766 T. Smollett Trav. France & Italy I. xviii. 292 Here too are found the vyvre, or, as we call it, weaver; remarkable for its long, sharp spines, so dangerous to the fingers of the fishermen.

1832 Hist. Berwickshire Naturalists' Club 1 7 These are, the greater weaver..and the tadpole fish.

1848 C. A. Johns Week at Lizard 171 It was the Lesser Weever.

in combination.1867 J. G. Wood Pop. Nat. Hist. iii. 97 The Great Weaver, or Weever Fish.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1926; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	weever
释义	weevern. Brit. /ˈwiːvə/, U.S. /ˈwivər/ Forms: Also 1600s wiver, 1600s–1800s weaver. Etymology: Probably originally wĭver , < Old French (north-eastern) wivre the weever (13th cent.), a transferred use of wivre serpent, dragon (see wyver n., wyvern n.), = Central Old French guivre (modern heraldic French guivre , givre ), representing Latin vīpera viper n.; the more normal Old French descendant of Latin vīpera is vivre , the weever (whence viver n.², quaviver n.), modern French vive . The fish was called ‘viper’ from its venomous spines: see quot. 1622. A fish of the genus Trachinus or family Trachinidae, common on the coasts of Europe; esp. T. draco, the Greater, and T. vipera, the Lesser Weever. They have sharp dorsal and opercular spines with which they can inflict painful wounds. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > fish > superorder Acanthopterygii (spiny fins) > order Perciformes (perches) > [noun] > suborder Trachinoidei > member of family Trachinidae (weever) sea-dragon1551 weever1622 1622 M. Drayton 2nd Pt. Poly-olbion xxv. 109 The Weauer, which although his prickles venom bee, By Fishers cut away, which Buyers seldome see. 1666 C. Merrett Pinax Rerum Naturalium Britannicarum 187 Araneus, a Weaver, or Wiver. 1747 H. Glasse Art of Cookery ix. 88 To Broil Weavers. 1752 J. Hill Gen. Nat. Hist. III. 263 Trachinus..The Weever. 1766 T. Smollett Trav. France & Italy I. xviii. 292 Here too are found the vyvre, or, as we call it, weaver; remarkable for its long, sharp spines, so dangerous to the fingers of the fishermen. 1832 Hist. Berwickshire Naturalists' Club 1 7 These are, the greater weaver..and the tadpole fish. 1848 C. A. Johns Week at Lizard 171 It was the Lesser Weever. in combination.1867 J. G. Wood Pop. Nat. Hist. iii. 97 The Great Weaver, or Weever Fish. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1926; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1622
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