weever

/ˈwiː.və/

Etymology

From Middle English *wever, from Old Northern French wivre (“serpent”), from Latin vīpera. Doublet of wyvern and viper.

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. Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 88 out of 100.

weever is pronounced /ˈwiː.və/.

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.