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weever
[ wee-ver ]
noun
- either of two small, European, marine fishes of the genus Trachinus, T. draco greater weever or T. vipera lesser weever, having highly poisonous dorsal spines.
- any fish of the same family, Trachinidae.
weever
/ ˈ·É¾±Ë±¹É™ /
noun
- any small marine percoid fish of the family Trachinidae, such as Trachinus vipera of European waters, having venomous spines around the gills and the dorsal fin
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of weever1
C17: from Old Northern French wivre viper, ultimately from Latin ±¹Ä«±è±ð°ù²¹ viper
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Beachgoers in East Yorkshire are being warned to wear shoes for paddling in the sea after a number of people were stung by weever fish.
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There have been other cases of injury by weever fish along Yorkshire's coast.
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Weever fish are so well camouflaged that many people do not see them until they have stepped on the dangerous marine species.
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"Weever fish are common to our coastal areas, but the recent hot weather means there are more of the fish than normal," she said.
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The weever fish was sighted recently at the south end of Ayr beach.
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