weaverfish

weaverfish
A fish with venomous dorsal spines, the weever.

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  • Weaverfish — Weav er*fish , n. [See {Weever}.] (Zo[ o]l.) See {Weever}. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • weaverfish — Weever Wee ver, n. [Probably from F. vive, OF. vivre, a kind of fish, L. vipera viper. Cf. {Viper}.] (Zo[ o]l.) Any one of several species of edible marine fishes belonging to the genus {Trachinus}, of the family {Trachinid[ae]}. They have a… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • List of fish of Ireland — Class Cephalaspidomorphi HyperoartiaOrder PetromyzontiformesFamily Petromyzontidae Class Chondrichthyes (cartilaginous fish)=Superclass Osteichthyes (boned fish) =Class Actinopterygii (ray finned) =Class Sarcopterygii (lobe finned)* Albacore… …   Wikipedia

  • gowdie — Weever Wee ver, n. [Probably from F. vive, OF. vivre, a kind of fish, L. vipera viper. Cf. {Viper}.] (Zo[ o]l.) Any one of several species of edible marine fishes belonging to the genus {Trachinus}, of the family {Trachinid[ae]}. They have a… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • otter pike — Weever Wee ver, n. [Probably from F. vive, OF. vivre, a kind of fish, L. vipera viper. Cf. {Viper}.] (Zo[ o]l.) Any one of several species of edible marine fishes belonging to the genus {Trachinus}, of the family {Trachinid[ae]}. They have a… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • sea cat — Weever Wee ver, n. [Probably from F. vive, OF. vivre, a kind of fish, L. vipera viper. Cf. {Viper}.] (Zo[ o]l.) Any one of several species of edible marine fishes belonging to the genus {Trachinus}, of the family {Trachinid[ae]}. They have a… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • stingbull — Weever Wee ver, n. [Probably from F. vive, OF. vivre, a kind of fish, L. vipera viper. Cf. {Viper}.] (Zo[ o]l.) Any one of several species of edible marine fishes belonging to the genus {Trachinus}, of the family {Trachinid[ae]}. They have a… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • stingfish — Weever Wee ver, n. [Probably from F. vive, OF. vivre, a kind of fish, L. vipera viper. Cf. {Viper}.] (Zo[ o]l.) Any one of several species of edible marine fishes belonging to the genus {Trachinus}, of the family {Trachinid[ae]}. They have a… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Trachinus draco — Weever Wee ver, n. [Probably from F. vive, OF. vivre, a kind of fish, L. vipera viper. Cf. {Viper}.] (Zo[ o]l.) Any one of several species of edible marine fishes belonging to the genus {Trachinus}, of the family {Trachinid[ae]}. They have a… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Trachinus vipera — Weever Wee ver, n. [Probably from F. vive, OF. vivre, a kind of fish, L. vipera viper. Cf. {Viper}.] (Zo[ o]l.) Any one of several species of edible marine fishes belonging to the genus {Trachinus}, of the family {Trachinid[ae]}. They have a… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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