- a variation of chimera.
chimaera
Americannoun
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any fish of the family Chimaeridae, the male of which has a spiny clasping organ over the mouth.
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any similar fish of the group Holocephali, which includes this family.
noun
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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
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Greek myth a variant spelling of chimera
Etymology
Origin of chimaera
First recorded in 1795–1805; see origin at chimera
Example Sentences
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Ghost sharks - also known as chimaera - are rarely spotted, and sightings of their young are even more uncommon.
From BBC ● Feb. 15, 2022
Also known as chimaera or ratfish, ghost sharks have long fins and vacant eyes that make even great whites seem friendly.
From National Geographic ● Jun. 12, 2017
“On the video camera we saw a kind of chimaera that whizzed by – that’s very, very rare in Australian waters,” she said.
From The Guardian ● May 31, 2017
Comparison of the structures of AR T4–lysozyme chimaera with that of the thermostabilized or antibody-bound ARs shows that fusion of the lysozyme distorts the cytoplasmic sides of TM5 and TM6.
From Nature ● Feb. 13, 2013
That he has actually realized, in spirit and in effect, if not to the letter, the old chimaera of the philosopher's stone, no sane person is at liberty to doubt.
From The Works of Edgar Allan Poe — Volume 2 by Poe, Edgar Allan
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