■ noun a small coastal fish with venomous dorsal spines, which typically buries itself in sand. [Family Trachinidae: several species.]
Origin
C17: perh. a transferred use of OFr. wivre 'serpent, dragon', from L. vipera 'viper'.
■ noun a small coastal fish with venomous dorsal spines, which typically buries itself in sand. [Family Trachinidae: several species.]
Origin
C17: perh. a transferred use of OFr. wivre 'serpent, dragon', from L. vipera 'viper'.
Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004