Chimaera (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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noun
  1. any fish of the family Chimaeridae, the male of which has a spiny clasping organ over the mouth.
  2. any similar fish of the group Holocephali, which includes this family.
  3. chimera.
noun
  1. any tapering smooth-skinned cartilaginous deep-sea fish of the subclass Holocephali (or Bradyodonti), esp any of the genus Chimaera. They have a skull in which the upper jaw is fused to the cranium
  2. Greek myth a variant spelling of chimera (def. 1)
Chimaera (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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