weever
UK/ˈwiː.və/US/ˈwi.vɚ/
weever noun: 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.
Noun
weever (plural 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.
- Synonyms:
- weeverfish, weaverfish
weever meaning in Tamil and Arabic
weever in Tamil
- நமது பூமியில் காணப்படும், மீன் இனங்களில் ஒன்றாகும்
weever in Arabic
- fish of Trachinidae
- بَلَامَة balāma
Synonyms of weever
Forms of weever
| plural | weevers |
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Origin of weever
From Middle English *wever, from Old Northern French wivre (“serpent”), from Latin vīpera. Doublet of wyvern and viper.
Words formed from weever
- bar-faced weever
- barred weever
- black-barred weever
- Cape Verde weever
- greater weever
- Guinean weever
- lesser weever
- red-faced weever
- sailfin weever
- spotted weever
- starry weever
- streaked weever
- striped weever
- wavy weever
Words that rhyme with weever
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Questions about weever
- What does weever mean?
- Weever means 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.
- What is weever in Tamil?
- Weever in Tamil is நமது பூமியில் காணப்படும், மீன் இனங்களில் ஒன்றாகும். See Weever meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is weever?
- Weever is a noun.
- How do you pronounce weever?
- Weever is pronounced /ˈwiː.və/ (UK).
- What is the plural of weever?
- The plural of weever is weevers.
Words near weever in the dictionary
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