Weever, or STING-FISH, a genus of fishes (Trachinus), of which two species, the greater (T. draco), 12 or 13 inches long, and the smaller (T. vipera), are both British, and are esteemed for the table. They have sharp dorsal and opercular spines, with which they can inflict serious wounds.
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Chambers's Encyclopaedia, Volume 10: Swastika to Zyrianovsk and Index
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