See Also: seir(dictionary)
SEIR model(medicine)

wiener (iou) and seir (iou)


wiener (iou)



wiener noun. In sense 2 also weiner. L19.
[German, adjective from Wien Vienna.]
I. attrib.
Used attrib. to designate things from or associated with Vienna. L19.
Wiener dog N. Amer. colloq. a dachshund. Wiener Kreis [= circle] = Vienna Circle s.v. VIENNA 1. Wiener SCHNITZEL. wienerwurst [= sausage] N. Amer. = Vienna sausage s.v. VIENNA 1.
II. ellipt.
= wienerwurst above. N. Amer. E20.
Comb.: wiener roast N. Amer. a barbecue at which Vienna sausages are cooked and served.

seir (iou)



seir noun. Also seer. E18.
[Portuguese serra, lit. 'saw' from Latin SERRA.]
In full seir-fish. A game-fish of the tropical Indo-Pacific, Scomberomorus commerson, of the family Scombridae. Also called serra.