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Webster 1913 Edition

Weever

Wee′ver

,
Noun.
[Probably from F.
vive
, OF.
vivre
, a kind of fish, L.
vipera
viper. Cf.
Viper
.]
(Zool.)
Any one of several species of edible marine fishes belonging to the genus
Trachinus
, of the family
Trachinidae
. They have a broad spinose head, with the eyes looking upward. The long dorsal fin is supported by numerous strong, sharp spines which cause painful wounds.
☞ The two British species are the great, or greater, weever (
Trachinus draco
), which becomes a foot long (called also
gowdie
,
sea cat
,
stingbull
, and
weaverfish
), and the lesser weever (
Trachinus vipera
), about half as large (called also
otter pike
, and
stingfish
).

Webster 1828 Edition

Weever

WEEVER

,
Noun.
A fish, called also sea-dragon. [L.] A fish of the genus Trachinus, the spines of whose dorsal fins are supposed to be poisonous.

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