CHIMAERA


Meaning of CHIMAERA in English

/ki mear"euh, kuy-/ , n.

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.

[ 1795-1805; see CHIMERA ]

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