chimaera

(kī mirə, ki-)

noun

  1. chimera
  2. any of an order (Chimaeriformes) of cartilaginous fishes with a smooth skin and tapering body

Origin: ModL < L

See chimaera in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun
  1. A deep-sea cartilaginous fish of the family Chimaeridae, having a smooth-skinned tapering body and a whiplike tail.
  2. Genetics Variant of chimera.

Origin:

Origin: New Latin Chimaera, type genus

Origin: , from Latin chimaera, chimera; see chimera 

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noun
Greek Mythology
Variant of Chimera.

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