[wee-ver] 
| 1. | 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. |
| 2. | any fish of the same family, Trachinidae. |
| wee·ver (wē'vər) n. Any of several marine fishes of the family Trachinidae, having venomous spines on the gill cover and first dorsal fin. [Old North French wivre, serpent, weever; see wyvern.] |
weever
any of four species of small marine fishes of the family Trachinidae (order Perciformes). Weevers are long-bodied fishes that habitually bury themselves in the sand. They have large, upwardly slanted mouths and eyes near the top of the head. There is a sharp spine on each gill cover; these spines, like those of the first dorsal fin, are associated with venom glands and can produce very painful wounds.
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