chimaera

[ ki-meer-uh, kahy- ]

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.

chimaera

/ kaɪˈmɪərə; kɪ- /

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 See also rabbitfish
2. Greek myth a variant spelling of chimera

Word History and Origins

Origin of chimaera¹

First recorded in 1795–1805; chimera

Example Sentences

That means that the chimaera crab was probably zooming through the water, chasing after whatever its eyes locked onto.

From Popular-Science

Next he catches up Gyas and the vast bulk of the Chimaera; she gives way, without her steersman.

From Project Gutenberg

The teeth of Chimaera are more adapted for cutting, those of Callorhynchus for crushing.

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Many extinct forms are known, some of whose teeth are intermediate in structure between those of Chimaera and Callorhynchus.

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In Chimaera all three basalia are present, but the meso-pterygium is shifted and does not articulate with the pectoral girdle.

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On came the Chimaera, her serpent tail lashing the stones, but Bellerophon ever kept on the further side of a great tall rock.

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