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1. (n.) chimaera
any fish of the family Chimaeridae, the male of which has a spiny clasping organ over the mouth.
Etymology: (1795–1805; see chimera)
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1. (noun) Chimera, Chimaera
(Greek mythology) fire-breathing female monster with a lion's head and a goat's body and a serpent's tail; daughter of Typhon
2. (noun) chimera, chimaera
a grotesque product of the imagination
3. (noun) chimaera
a deep-sea fish with a tapering body, smooth skin, and long threadlike tail
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1. (noun) chimaera
a cartilaginous fish of several species, belonging to the order Holocephali. The teeth are few and large. The head is furnished with appendages, and the tail terminates in a point
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