Weever

Pronunciation

• UK IPA: /ˈwiː.vÉ™/
• US IPA: /ˈwi.vÉš/
• Homophones: weaver
• Rhymes: -iːvÉ™(ɹ)

Origin

From Old French/Old Northern French wivre ("serpent"), from Latin vīpera. See also wyvern.

Full definition of weever

Noun

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

Synonyms

• weaverfish

Derived terms

• Cape Verde weever
• greater weever
• Guinean weever
• lesser weever
• sailfin weever
• spotted weever
• starry weever
• striped weever