weever

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weever

/ˈwiː.və/ UK
/ˈwi.vɚ/ US

Sounds like weaver · Rhymes with -iːvə(ɹ)

Where it comes from

From Middle English *wever, from Old Northern French wivre (“serpent”), from Latin vīpera. Doublet of wyvern and viper.

noun weevers

Any of the usually brown fish in family Trachinidae, which catch prey by burying themselves in the sand and snatching them as they go past.
Similar: weeverfish, weaverfish

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noun fish of Trachinidae

Português	peixe-aranha
Français	vive
Deutsch	Petermännchen
Italiano	tracina, trachino
Ελληνικά	δράκαινα drákaina
Русский	морско́й драко́н morskój drakón

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@misc{weever_2026,
  title = {weever},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/weever},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}