Definitions for weever
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1. weevernoun

   Any of the usually brown fish in Trachinidae, who catch prey by burying themselves in the sand and snatching them as they go past.

2. Etymology: From wivre, from vipera.

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1. Weever

   Weevers (or weeverfish) are nine extant species of fishes of family Trachinidae, order Trachiniformes, part of the Percomorpha clade. They are long (up to 37 cm), mainly brown in color, and have venomous spines on their first dorsal fin and gills. During the day, weevers bury themselves in sand, just showing their eyes, and snatch prey as it comes past, which consists of shrimp and small fish. Weevers are unusual in not having swim bladders, as do most bony fish, and as a result, sink as soon as they stop actively swimming. With the exception of T. cornutus from the southeast Pacific, all species in this family are restricted to the eastern Atlantic (including the Mediterranean). A tenth, extinct species, Callipterus speciosus, is known from the Monte Bolca lagerstätte of the Lutetian epoch.Weevers are sometimes used as an ingredient in the recipe for bouillabaisse.Weevers are sometimes erroneously called 'weaver fish', although the word is unrelated. In fact, the word 'weever' is believed to derive from the Old French word wivre, meaning serpent or dragon, from the Latin vipera. It is sometimes also known as the viperfish, although it is not related to the viperfish proper (i.e., the stomiids of the genus Chauliodus). In Australia, sand perches of the family Mugilidae are also known as weevers. In Portugal, the weever is known as peixe-aranha, which translates to 'spider-fish', and in Catalan as aranya, which is identical to the word for 'spider'.

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1. Weevernoun

   any one of several species of edible marine fishes belonging to the genus Trachinus, of the family Trachinidae. 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

2. Etymology: [Probably from F. vive, OF. vivre, a kind of fish, L. vipera viper. Cf. Viper.]

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1. Weever

   Weevers are nine extant species of fish of family Trachinidae, order Perciformes. They are long, mainly brown and have poisonous spines on their first dorsal fin and gills. During the day, weevers bury themselves in sand, just showing their eyes, and snatch prey as it comes past, which consists of shrimps and small fish. Weevers are unusual in not having a swim bladder as do most bony fish and as a result sink as soon as they stop actively swimming. With the exception of T. cornutus from the south-east Pacific, all species in this family are restricted to the eastern Atlantic. A tenth, extinct species, Callipterus speciosus, is known from the Monte Bolca lagerstatte of the Lutetian epoch. Weevers are sometimes used as an ingredient in the recipe for bouillabaisse. Weevers are sometimes erroneously called 'weaver fish', although the word is unrelated. In fact, the word 'weever' is believed to derive from the Old French word 'wivre', meaning serpent or dragon, from the Latin 'vipera'. It is sometimes also known as the viperfish, although it is not related to the viperfish proper.

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1. Weever

   wē′vėr, n. a genus of fishes (Trachinus) of which two species are British, with sharp dorsal and opercular spines capable of inflicting serious wounds.—Also Sting-fish. [Perh. conn. with L. vipera.]

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of weever in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of weever in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

References

1. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Weever
2. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Weever
3. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/weever
4. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=weever
5. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=weever