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  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Weever  \Wee"ver\,  n.  [Probably  from  F.  vive,  OF  vivre,  a  kind 
  of  fish,  L.  vipera  viper.  Cf  {Viper}.]  (Zo["o]l.) 
  Any  one  of  several  species  of  edible  marine  fishes  belonging 
  to  the  genus  {Trachinus},  of  the  family  {Trachinid[ae]}.  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. 

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