English Explanatory Dictionary

Chimaera

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. Alternative form of Chimera.
noun
  1. Alternative spelling of chimera.
  2. A cartilaginous marine fish in the subclass Holocephali and especially the order Chimaeriformes, with a blunt snout, long tail, and a spine before the first dorsal fin

Word forms

Chimaera Chimæra chimaeras chimera

Etymology

As a mythological beast, a variant of earlier Chimera under influence from Latin Chimaera. As a placename, directly from Latin Chimaera.

Synonyms

ghost shark

Derived words

chimaeral chimaeroid
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