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- [wee-ver]
- /ˈwi vər/
- /wˈiːvə/
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- [wee-ver]
- /ˈwi vər/
Definitions of weever word
- noun weever 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. 1
- noun weever any fish of the same family, Trachinidae. 1
- noun weever A small, long-bodied fish with eyes at the top of the head and venomous dorsal spines. It occurs along European Atlantic coasts, typically buried in the sand with just the eyes and spines protruding. 1
- noun weever 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 0
- noun weever any of a family (Trachinidae) of edible, marine percoid fishes with sharp, very poisonous spines on the gill cover and the first dorsal fin 0
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Origin of weever
First appearance:
before 1615 One of the 41% oldest English words
1615-25; perhaps continuing Middle English *wever, Old English wifer arrow (cognate with Old Norse vifr sword); modern meaning by association with obsolete wiver viper; see wyvern
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Parts of speech for Weever
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
weever popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 83% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
According to our data about 70% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.