weaverfish

English

Etymology

Alteration of weeverfish

Noun

weaverfish (plural weaverfishes or weaverfish)

A fish in family Trachinidae, with venomous dorsal spines, the weever.

Synonyms

(fish in Trachnidae): weeverfish, weever

References

“weaverfish”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.
“weaverfish”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.
Weever on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Trachinidae on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Category:Trachinidae on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons

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